Japan, N. Korea begin working-level talks

Japan, N. Korea begin working-level talks

BEIJING, China - Koreshige Anami, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian Affairs Bureau (C), invites O Ul Rok (R), head of the North Korean Foreign Ministry's Department No. 14 in charge of Japan affairs, to take seat at the beginning of working-level talks on normalization of diplomatic ties between the two countries at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Dec. 21.

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