(2)N. Korean officials hope Jenkins family to live together

JAKARTA, Indonesia -Two North Korean government officials are surrounded by reporters after their meeting with Charles Jenkins, an accused U.S. Army deserter married to repatriated Japanese abductees Hitomi Soga, at a Jakarta hotel on July 16. ''It is our desire that the family of Ms. Soga will live together. We will respect the will of the family,'' one of the officials said in a statement.

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