Japan diplomat calls for quick settlement of abduction issue

Japan diplomat calls for quick settlement of abduction issue

Motome Takisawa, Japan's parliamentary vice foreign minister, makes a speech at a U.N. Human Rights Council session in Geneva on Feb. 28, 2017, calling for quick resolution of the issue of North Korea's past abductions of Japanese and other nationals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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