N. Korea Raps Japan over 2002 Pyongyang Declaration

Seoul, Sept. 16 (Jiji Press)–A North Korean diplomat has condemned Japan in a press release launched forward of the twentieth anniversary of the signing of the Pyongyang Declaration, the Korean Central Information Company reported Friday.

Track Il Ho, North Korea’s envoy for relations with Japan, stated within the assertion, dated Thursday, that Japan has nullified the declaration by imposing all types of hideous sanctions in opposition to North Korea.

Japan introduced up once more the already-resolved concern of abductions of Japanese nationals by Pyongyang a long time in the past and led its relationship with North Korea to the worst confrontation section, the assertion stated, warning in opposition to Japan’s calls for for the early return of abductees.

Track claimed that the basic philosophy of the declaration was that the 2 nations construct political, financial and cultural relations after Japan provides a honest apology over its colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula up to now and pay due compensation.

However Tokyo distorted the declaration and misused it for impure political functions, claiming that it was for the decision of the kidnapping, nuclear and missile points, Track stated. It was an act of betrayal of the declaration, Track stated.

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