Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno attended a symposium held in Tokyo on the occasion of the Awareness Week on Human Rights Violations by North Korea. I showed the idea to aim for.
The government has designated December 10th to 16th as "North Korea Human Rights Violations Awareness Week", and a symposium on the abduction issue was held in Tokyo on the 10th.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno, who attended, said, "Since five victims returned to Japan in 2002, not a single one has been able to return to Japan. I feel very sorry for the victims and their families who are waiting for their return, and I am very sorry." I was.
After that, Prime Minister Kishida said, "The abduction issue is the most important issue for the Kishida Cabinet, and it is a humanitarian issue with a time limit. In order to solve the problem and draw a bright future, there is no choice but to build a relationship between top management." He indicated his intention to aim for the realization of a meeting between General Secretary Kim Jong-un.
Prior to this, Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno exchanged opinions with university students who are learning how to teach about the abduction issue in the classroom, and said that he would strengthen educational activities for the younger generation so that the issue would not be forgotten.