Taro Kono and Fumio Kishida, two of the four candidates for president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, each said Saturday they are open to holding talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to resolve the issue of Pyongyang’s abductions of Japanese citizens decades ago.
“The issue can’t be resolved without holding a summit meeting,” said Kono, administrative reform minister.
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