Japan, N. Korea fail to agree on economic aid formula

Japan, N. Korea fail to agree on economic aid formula

BEIJING, China - Song Il Ho, North Korea's ambassador to normalization talks with Japan, speaks with reporters following talks with his Japanese counterpart in Beijing on Feb. 6. Japan and North Korea failed to agree on an economic cooperation formula presented by Tokyo as a method to make up for its past wrongdoings. (Kyodo)

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