North Korea and Japan exchanged objections on Thursday and Friday amid a recent downturn in bilateral relations.
The North and Japan had reached an agreement last May for the lessening of Tokyo's sanctions against Pyongyang in exchange for a new investigation into the abductions of Japanese citizens by North Korea in the late 1970s and '80s. However, amid complaints of a lack of progress, Japan recently extended unilateral sanctions against the North.
North Korea and Japan exchanged objections on Thursday and Friday amid a recent downturn in bilateral relations.
The North and Japan had reached an agreement last May for the lessening of Tokyo's sanctions against Pyongyang in exchange for a new investigation into the abductions of Japanese citizens by North Korea in the late 1970s and '80s. However, amid complaints of a lack of progress, Japan recently extended unilateral sanctions against the North.
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