(1)Abductees' kin meet White House, Pentagon officials

(1)Abductees' kin meet White House, Pentagon officials

WASHINGTON, United States - Relatives (four persons from L) of three Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea meet Richard Lawless (R), deputy assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific affairs, in Washington on March 6. Shigeru Yokota (3rd from L), who heads a group for the families of abductees, and three others have been in Washington since March 3 to seek support from the U.S. government and Congress members in solving the abduction issue. (Kyodo)

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