A summit between South Korea, China and Japan convened in Seoul on Sunday, adopting a joint declaration for peace and cooperation in north-east Asia and reiterated their stances on denuclearization.

The declaration included restarting the Six Party Talks (SPT) as early as possible, to denuclearize the Korean peninsula in a peaceful manner.

Following the summit, Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo also addressed the abductees’ issue at a joint press conference.

“Regarding regional affairs, I strongly urge both leaders, to solve the abductees’ issue which is the most important task for Japan.”

Abe added that they would continue trilateral cooperation to urge North Korea