Koizumi message on normalization conveyed to N. Korea

Koizumi message on normalization conveyed to N. Korea

PYONGYANG, N. Korea - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi sends a message to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il on Aug. 24 through a visiting Japanese delegation saying the two countries should work to normalize bilateral ties in a serious manner. Hitoshi Tanaka (L), who heads the Japanese delegation, relays the message in a meeting with North Korean Premier Hong Song Nam (2nd from R). Tanaka is chief of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau.

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