North Korea willing to talk with Japan, claims abduction issue resolved

North Korea is willing to hold talks with Japan if they are not confined to the abduction issue that Pyongyang claims has been resolved, the country's state media reported Monday.The official Korean Central News Agency quoted Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Pak Sang Gil as saying if Japan "tries to make a new decision" and looks to improve the relationship, "there is no reason for the DPRK and Japan not to meet."DPRK stands for North Korea's official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.But Pak also said the issue of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago "had al…READ FULL ARTICLE