Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato met with members of the Governor's Association for the early rescue of North Korean abductees, grasped the situation surrounding North Korea, and repeated the idea of working hard without missing any opportunity. Shown.
Governor Kuroiwa of Kanagawa Prefecture and Governor Hanazumi of Niigata Prefecture and other members of the "Governor's Association to Rescue Victims of Abduction by North Korea" visited the Prime Minister's Office on the 21st, and with Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato, who also serves as the Minister for the Abduction Issue. I met you.
Among them, Governor Kuroiwa grasped the changes in the situation in North Korea due to the new coronavirus, etc., and held discussions for the rescue of abductees as soon as possible, and unless the abduction issue was resolved, normalization of diplomatic relations I handed over a request for not providing financial support.
In response, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato said, "Toward the realization of the return of all abductees as soon as possible, we will firmly grasp the ever-changing situation surrounding North Korea and make every effort to ensure that all opportunities are not missed. I want to go. "
After the visit, Governor Kuroiwa told reporters, "While Prime Minister Suga said he would succeed the Abe administration, I take the abduction issue as a kind of symbol. I immediately talked with the next president, Mr. Byden, about the abduction issue. I've heard that it has been done, so I'm watching with expectations. "