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U.S. envoy vows to help resolve North's abductions

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) The nominee for U.S. special envoy for North Korea human rights issues pledged Thursday to "actively" assist Japan's efforts to resolve the issue of Pyongyang's kidnappings of Japanese decades ago. "The United States continues to be... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Fri, Nov 06 2009

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