The government announced Tuesday that it will resume food aid to North Korea, setting the stage for full-fledged talks on normalizing diplomatic relations.
Japan and North Korea have agreed to launch the talks early next month, resuming negotiations that collapsed in 1992, Chief Cabinet Secretary Mikio Aoki announced at a press conference.
The government hopes the renewed food assistance will help it settle various matters between the two countries, Aoki said.
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