Japan tells North Korea it wants leader's talks

The Japanese government has conveyed to North Korea its desire to hold summit talks between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, diplomatic sources said Wednesday.Abe wants Kim to resolve the issues of past abductions of Japanese nationals by North Korea as well as Pyongyang's nuclear and missile development programs, saying that implementing the Japan-North Korea Pyongyang Declaration signed in 2002 will bring economic benefits to Pyongyang, the sources said.With summits expected between Kim and South Korean President Moon Jae In in April and U.S. President Donald…READ FULL ARTICLE