North Korea to nix summit talks with Japan if abduction issue on agenda

Kim Yo Jong, younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, indicated Monday that Pyongyang does not intend to hold summit talks with Japan if Tokyo seeks to resolve the issue of past abductions of Japanese nationals, according to state-run media.Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told U.S. President Donald Trump during their meeting in Washington last week that she wants to hold talks with Kim Jong Un and received full support from the American leader toward an immediate solution of the matter.The sister, who serves as a senior ruling party official in North Korea, said in a statem…READ FULL ARTICLE