Japan, N. Korea to discuss abduction probe next week

Japan, N. Korea to discuss abduction probe next week

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks with reporters at his office in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2014, about the government's plan to send a delegation of around 10 officials to Pyongyang next week to hold talks on North Korea's ongoing investigation into the fates of Japanese nationals abducted decades ago. "The purpose of the trip is to tell someone in a responsible position that the abduction issue is the highest priority for Japan," Abe said.

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