Japan, N. Korea make little progress but promise to meet again

Japan, N. Korea make little progress but promise to meet again

BEIJING, China - Song Il Ho, North Korean ambassador in charge of normalization talks with Japan, speaks at a press conference at the North Korean Embassy in Beijing on Feb. 8 after five days of inconclusive talks with Japan. Japan and North Korea made little headway over but agreed to continue talking under a three-track format.

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