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Koizumi meets Swedish premier in Stockholm

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson speaks during an exclusive interview with Kyodo News after his meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in Stockholm on May 4. He said the abduction of Japanese nationals by North Korea is a ''crime against human rights.''

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Koizumi meets Swedish premier in Stockholm

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) is welcomed by Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson (L) at the Swedish premier's office in Stockholm on May 4. (Pool photo)

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Koizumi meets Swedish premier in Stockholm

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) and Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson (R) attend a press conference after their talks in Stockholm on May 4. They agreed that their countries will join forces in helping resolve the issue of abductions of Japanese nationals by North Korea. (Pool photo)

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Japan, Sweden agree to cooperate in Iraq's reconstruction

TOKYO, Japan - Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on March 8 prior to their talks. The two leaders agreed to cooperate in Iraq's reconstruction.

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EU delegation queried N. Korea on abductions of Japanese

SEOUL, South Korea - Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson, who headed a European Union delegation that visited North Korea, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Seoul on May 4. He said the EU team asked North Korean deputy leader Kim Yong Nam about Japanese nationals allegedly abducted by Pyongyang, but failed to get a response.

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Kim hails Pyongyang's pledge on missile moratorium

SEOUL, South Korea - President Kim Dae Jung (R) and Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson (L) speak at a joint news conference following their talks at the Blue House presidential palace in Seoul on May 4. Kim welcomed North Korea's promise to maintain its moratorium on missile testing until 2003, made in talks in Pyongyang the previous day between North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and a top-level European Union delegation led by Persson.

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Kim meets EU delegates

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Kim Dae Jung (L) and Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson shake hands prior to their talks at the Blue House presidential palace in Seoul on May 4. Persson, who headed a top-level European Union delegation to Pyongyang and arrived in seoul on May 3, briefed Kim on his talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

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Koizumi meets Swedish premier in Stockholm

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson speaks during an exclusive interview with Kyodo News after his meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in Stockholm on May 4. He said the abduction of Japanese nationals by North Korea is a ''crime against human rights.'' (Kyodo)

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Koizumi meets Swedish premier in Stockholm

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) is welcomed by Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson (L) at the Swedish premier's office in Stockholm on May 4. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Koizumi meets Swedish premier in Stockholm

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) and Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson (R) attend a press conference after their talks in Stockholm on May 4. They agreed that their countries will join forces in helping resolve the issue of abductions of Japanese nationals by North Korea. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Japan, Sweden agree to cooperate in Iraq's reconstruction

TOKYO, Japan - Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on March 8 prior to their talks. The two leaders agreed to cooperate in Iraq's reconstruction. (Kyodo)

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Kim meets EU delegates

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Kim Dae Jung (L) and Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson shake hands prior to their talks at the Blue House presidential palace in Seoul on May 4. Persson, who headed a top-level European Union delegation to Pyongyang and arrived in seoul on May 3, briefed Kim on his talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

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Kim hails Pyongyang's pledge on missile moratorium

SEOUL, South Korea - President Kim Dae Jung (R) and Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson (L) speak at a joint news conference following their talks at the Blue House presidential palace in Seoul on May 4. Kim welcomed North Korea's promise to maintain its moratorium on missile testing until 2003, made in talks in Pyongyang the previous day between North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and a top-level European Union delegation led by Persson.

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EU delegation queried N. Korea on abductions of Japanese

SEOUL, South Korea - Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson, who headed a European Union delegation that visited North Korea, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Seoul on May 4. He said the EU team asked North Korean deputy leader Kim Yong Nam about Japanese nationals allegedly abducted by Pyongyang, but failed to get a response.