North Korea, Japan held secret meeting in Vietnam last month without informing U.S.: WP
- 6 years ago
It's being reported that North Korea and Japan held secret talks in Vietnam last month... WITHOUT informing the United States.
The Washington Post reports the talks were held in July between the head of Japan's Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office and Kim Song-hye, the North's senior official in charge of reunification.
While the report explained senior U.S. officials expressed irritation Tokyo did not provide information about the meeting,... it added Japanese officials acknowledged they cannot solely rely on the U.S. to solve the issue of Japanese nationals abducted by the North in the 1970s and 80s.
Meanwhile, a Japanese tourist who was detained in the North was sent home on Tuesday.
Tomoyuki Sugimoto,... who is believed to be a video journalist has reportedly been detained for filming a military facility in Nampo,... a city located some 50 kilometers southwest of Pyongyang.
The Washington Post reports the talks were held in July between the head of Japan's Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office and Kim Song-hye, the North's senior official in charge of reunification.
While the report explained senior U.S. officials expressed irritation Tokyo did not provide information about the meeting,... it added Japanese officials acknowledged they cannot solely rely on the U.S. to solve the issue of Japanese nationals abducted by the North in the 1970s and 80s.
Meanwhile, a Japanese tourist who was detained in the North was sent home on Tuesday.
Tomoyuki Sugimoto,... who is believed to be a video journalist has reportedly been detained for filming a military facility in Nampo,... a city located some 50 kilometers southwest of Pyongyang.