North Korea Dismisses Abduction Issue, Rejects Japan's Summit Proposal
Choe Son-hui Responds to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Second Attempt to Arrange Summit with North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un
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North Korea rebuffed a recent proposal from Japan for a summit aimed at addressing the longstanding issue of Japanese nationals abducted by Pyongyang in previous decades. According to a statement from the country's Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui, cited by the Korea Central News Agency, North Korea maintains it has no obligation to address what it sees as Japan's insistence on the "abduction issue," nor does it possess the responsibility or willingness to exert effort toward resolving it.
The rejection came after Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed his government's intention to pursue a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, citing mutual interests in fostering a constructive relationship between Japan and North Korea.
This marks Tokyo's second attempt to arrange a summit with Kim. Despite Japan's efforts, Pyongyang had previously dismissed any prospects of dialogue or negotiations with Japan, emphasizing that such matters were of no concern to them, as stressed by Choe.
Choe further asserted that North Korea would not entertain any attempts by Japan to establish contact and reaffirmed the country's stance on responding firmly to what it perceives as Japan's encroachment on its sovereignty.
Kishida reiterated Japan's commitment to addressing issues related to North Korea, including the abduction of Japanese nationals in the 1970s and 1980s. In 2002, North Korea admitted to abducting 13 Japanese individuals during that period, utilizing them for espionage training. This admission sparked significant diplomatic efforts, including a landmark visit by Japan's former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to Pyongyang, which resulted in the repatriation of five abductees. However, subsequent diplomacy faltered amid Tokyo's allegations of North Korea's lack of transparency regarding the remaining abduction victims.
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