Kin deliver letter to U.S. president on N. Korean abductions

WASHINGTON, United States - Former Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Takeo Hiranuma, who accompanied a group of family members of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea, speaks with reporters after the group delivered a personal letter to U.S. President George W. Bush, asking him to give careful thought to possibly removing North Korea from the U.S. list of terrorist-sponsoring nations.

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