Abe confirms readiness to meet Kim Jong Un without conditions

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe confirmed his readiness to meet with DPRK leader Kim Jong Un and hold negotiations without preconditions. The politician said this in an interview with the newspaper Sankei Shimbun. Abe said that his position on the issue had not changed. Earlier, he had repeatedly stated his readiness to meet with the North Korean leader. We will take all possible steps through a variety of channels, the Prime Minister of Japan said. First of all, Shinzo Abe is interested in the topic of the abduction of Japanese by North Korea's intelligence agencies. The Japanese Prime Minister himself intends to agree with the DPRK leadership on the return of Japanese citizens to their homeland.