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DPRK-Japan Inter-Governmental Working Talks Held

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK via Korea News Service (KNS)

   Pyongyang, June 13 (KCNA) -- Inter-governmental working talks between the DPRK and Japan were held in Beijing on June 11 and 12 to redeem the inglorious past and normalize the relations between them according to the DPRK-Japan Pyongyang Declaration.
    According to a press release made public in Pyongyang on Friday, at the talks both sides had an exhaustive discussion on the issue of settling the outstanding matters of mutual concern and decided on the following matters:
    The Democratic People's Republic of Korea will reinvestigate the abduction issue.
    The DPRK also expresses willingness to cooperate in the efforts to settle the issue of those related to the Japanese plane Yodo.
    As part of the measures to lift the on-going sanctions against the DPRK the state of Japan will lift the restriction on visits of persons, the restriction on the use of chartered planes and allow the DPRK-flagged ships' port-calls for the purpose of transporting cargo related to humanitarian aid.