10:46 4 May
Japan seeks int'l cooperation on N. Korean abductions in N.Y.
NEW YORK, May 3, Kyodo
Family members of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea sought international cooperation to resolve the issue before an audience of some 250 U.S. citizens and U.N. diplomats Friday in New York.
In a symposium on the issue following a similar event Thursday in Washington, the first of its kind hosted by the Japanese government in the United States, Keiji Furuya, the state minister in charge, said, "Abduction is nothing but terrorism," drawing a parallel with the recent Boston Marathon bombings.
The participants, including U.N. diplomats from about a dozen countries, offered a silent prayer for the victims of the April 15 bombings as well as the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
In a symposium on the issue following a similar event Thursday in Washington, the first of its kind hosted by the Japanese government in the United States, Keiji Furuya, the state minister in charge, said, "Abduction is nothing but terrorism," drawing a parallel with the recent Boston Marathon bombings.
The participants, including U.N. diplomats from about a dozen countries, offered a silent prayer for the victims of the April 15 bombings as well as the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
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