(2)Diplomat briefs abductees' relatives on Pyongyang talks

(2)Diplomat briefs abductees' relatives on Pyongyang talks

TOKYO, Japan - Mitoji Yabunaka (2nd from L, back), head of the Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, in Tokyo on Feb. 16 briefs a group of people whose relatives were abducted by North Korea on the outcome of talks in Pyongyang on the abduction issue. Yabunaka visited Pyongyang on Feb. 11-14 with Deputy Foreign Minister Hitoshi Tanaka.

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