WASHINGTON – Foreign Minister Taro Kono asked U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Friday to lobby President Donald Trump about raising the abduction issue when he meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Speaking to reporters after speaking with Pence at the White House, Kono said a broad understanding had been reached but declined to elaborate.
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