Switzerland hopes to serve as an intermediary and provide a neutral location for potential dialogue between Japan and North Korea on the issue of Pyongyang's past abductions of Japanese nationals, Swiss President Didier Burkhalter said Thursday in Tokyo.
Switzerland is "eager to act as a go-between for talks with any countries in the Asia-Pacific region to enhance regional security," Burkhalter told a press conference.
"If (Japan and North Korea) wish, we would like to contribute by providing a setting for dialogue," he said.