TOKYO: Japan is working to arrange a meeting between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Kim Jong Un after the North Korean leader said he was open to talks, local media reported Thursday. “During the summit with Trump, Kim told Trump ‘I can meet with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe,'” the Sankei reported. Another scenario would see Abe meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on the sidelines of a conference in Russia in September, the daily said. Abe will meet later Thursday with relatives of those abducted and pledge to resolve the issue in talks with Kim, local media said. It made no reference to other weapons capabilities, including the missiles that North Korea has fired over Japan, nor to people abducted by North Korea.

Source: Manila Times June 14, 2018 03:33 UTC