Takaichi Signals Readiness for Summit with Kim Jong Un

(MENAFN) Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi declared on Monday that she is willing to hold a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in an effort to resolve the long-standing abductions matter and ensure a tranquil and stable future.

Takaichi delivered these remarks while meeting with the families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea. The statement was shared in a post on X, the social media platform operated by the U.S.-based company X.

"I am prepared" for a summit with Kim "so that both Japan and North Korea can together envision a future in which we enjoy peace and prosperity," the prime minister stated. She recently achieved a sweeping victory in snap elections conducted earlier this month.

The discussion with Takaichi in Tokyo followed a decision by the relatives of the abducted Japanese nationals to soften their formerly firm stance toward Pyongyang. This shift, however, hinges on the Japanese administration’s success in securing the return of every victim to Japan.

During a joint assembly in Tokyo on Sunday, groups representing the families of those taken, alongside their advocates, endorsed a strategy of not resisting Japan’s delivery of humanitarian aid to North Korea, the lifting of its unilateral sanctions, or the commencement of talks aimed at normalizing diplomatic relations with Pyongyang.

These measures are viewed as part of broader initiatives to achieve the full repatriation of all abductees.

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