Koizumi seeks cooperation from pro-Pyongyang group on N. Korea

Koizumi seeks cooperation from pro-Pyongyang group on N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Liberal Democratic Party Chief Deputy Secretary General Genichiro Sata reads a message from Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at a reception in Tokyo commemorating the 50th anniversary of the founding of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan on May 24. Koizumi sought cooperation from the pro-Pyongyang association in urging North Korea to resume dialogue involving its abduction of Japanese and its nuclear ambitions. (Kyodo)

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