WASHINGTON – 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 concerned about Japan’s abducted citizens,” as well as South Korean prisoners of war and abductees, Robert King said in prepared remarks during his confirmation hearing.
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