Japanese Prime Minister North Korea
It is believed that xi told north korean leader kim jong un at their meeting in june 2019 about then japanese prime minister shinzo abe s stance on relations between tokyo and pyongyang.
Japanese prime minister north korea. Chinese president xi jinping expressed understanding about the issue of japanese citizens kidnapped by north korea during his first talks with prime minister yoshihide suga last month diplomatic. North korea may be carefully watching who will succeed shinzo abe after the japanese prime minister who had made resolving the abduction issue a major goal in his political career expressed his. As premier abe called tackling the issue of japanese nationals abducted by north korea in the 1970s and 1980s his life s work. The japanese government on friday created an official youtube channel to provide information about north korea s abductions of japanese nationals in the 1970s and 1980s with a video featuring prime minister yoshihide suga vowing to bring them back home promptly.
He retired from politics in 2009 and he remains the sixth longest serving prime minister in japanese history. Born 8 january 1942 is a japanese politician who was prime minister of japan and president of the liberal democratic party ldp from 2001 to 2006. Japan seeks to normalize its relationship with north korea in accordance with the japan dprk democratic people s republic of korea pyongyang declaration through comprehensively resolving the outstanding issues of concern such as the abductions nuclear and missile. The speech was suga s first at the international body since he was elected prime minister of japan on september 16.