U.S vows to prioritize abduction issue at G-8 summit

WASHINGTON, United States - Sakie Yokota, mother of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota, and her son Takuya (L) speak to journalists after testifying before a U.S. congressional panel on April 27. U.S. lawmakers and officials joined hands to prioritize the issue of Japanese and other foreign nationals abducted by North Korea at the Group of Eight summit in July in St. Petersburg, Russia, to press for their return.

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