The brother of a Thai woman believed kidnapped to North Korea met Thursday with representatives of two Japanese groups working on the abduction issue, hoping to learn how to make contact with his sister and secure her safe return.
Sukham Panjoy, 59, the older brother of Anocha Panjoy, had a one-hour meeting in San Kamphaeng in northern Thailand with Teruaki Masumoto, secretary general of a group of relatives of people believed abducted to the North, and Tsutomu Nishioka, vice head of a group of supporters of the relatives.
"I'm confident that my sister is still alive and I hope that she will be able to come home safely," Sukham told reporters after the meeting.