Prime Minister and LDP President Shinzo Abe was gratified to receive a visit from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo immediately prior to his journey to North Korea. They reconfirmed their common goals of ensuring full implementation of United Nations Security Council resolutions for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. During the discussions, the Secretary stated, "I will bring up the abduction problem while in North Korea," confirming that Japan and the United States will continue to cooperate in finding a solution.

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