Japan, N. Korea resume normalization talks

Japan, N. Korea resume normalization talks

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Negotiators from Japan, sitting at far table, and North Korea begin senior-level talks on establishing diplomatic ties, in Pyongyang on April 5. The first round of negotiations, which mark a resumption of talks that collapsed in 1992, will be followed by a second in Tokyo and a third in Beijing or another country.

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