March 28, 2024
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Japan, North Korea wrap up third round of talks without breakthrough

Sale of pro-North Japanese group's building looms as obstacle in abductees investigation

Japan and North Korea on Wednesday wrapped up the third round of official talks in Stockholm, Sweden, without yielding any significant breakthroughs.

Government officials from the two nations failed to agree on the start of a re-investigation into Japanese citizens abducted by North Korean agents in late 1970s and early ’80s. But they agreed to continue government dialogue.

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