N. Korea, Japan agree to investigate abductions, lift sanctions
Foreign affairsMay 29, 2014
North Korea and Japan agreed to carry out a full-scale investigation into the abduction of Japanese citizens and lift sanctions against the North at ongoing talks in Sweden, the North's state-run media said Thursday.Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (center) speaks to the media about a three-day talks with North Korea in Stockholm at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo Thursday. (AP-Yonhap) "The DPRK side agreed to simultaneously conduct a comprehensive survey of all Japanese inclu