Japan, N. Korea agree to discuss abduction issue

Japan, N. Korea agree to discuss abduction issue

HANOI, Vietnam - A limousine carrying the chief North Korean negotiator Song Il Ho leaves the Japanese Embassy in Hanoi on March 6 where Song and his Japanese counterpart Koichi Haraguchi held talks and agreed on the timetable of their two-day discussions from March 7 aimed at normalizing diplomatic relations.

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