North Korea's ambassador to China revealed on the 28th that officials from the Japanese embassy had approached the counselor at the North Korean embassy about contacting him, but North Korea had refused, and repeatedly asked Japan to contact him. It seems that there is an aim to shake things up.
On the 29th, North Korean Ambassador to China Ri Ryong-nam issued a statement through the state-run Korean Central News Agency.
Ambassador Ri revealed that on the 28th, an official from the Japanese embassy in China approached the counselor at the North Korean embassy via email, but North Korea refused. did.
Furthermore, he emphasized, ``I once again make it clear that Japan will not meet with the Japanese side at any level.''
Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said in a statement on March 26 that the Japanese government accepts North Korea's position that the abduction issue has been resolved. In response to North Korea's announcement that they would not be able to do so, they just claimed that they would ``refuse any contact or negotiation with the Japanese side,'' which appears to be an attempt to repeatedly destabilize the Japanese side.