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Final analysis determining kim jong-un and me and japan and north korea the problem has to be solved. of course, japan, for japan missile issue and nuclear issue very important. nuclear issue and missile issue, regarding these issues at the u.s./north korea summit meeting first and foremost, i'm hopeful for the progress. and on the issue of abduction, we will collaborate with the u.s. and international community and japan ourselves must talk directly with north korea in the final analysis. i'm determined about that.

Problem between u.s. and north korea or between japan and north korea, meeting we wish to have on the issue of abduction, chairman kim jong-un, and between me -- between japan and north korea the problem has to be solved. of course japan -- for japan this issue and nuclear issue very important. nuclear issue, missile issue. regarding these issues, if the u.s. and north korea summit meeting, first and foremost, i hope for the progress. and then on the issue of abduction, we will collaborate with the u.s. and international community. and japan -- we must talk directly with north korea in the

The united states that now is no longer complying with the agreement. that is hardly annin -- an incentive for any new deal so build on the agreement you've already reached. so we reached an agreement on the nuclear issue. we then seeked to build on that and reach an agreement on the missile issue and each of these are steps that build confidence that you could get to a durable result. but now the united states has said it's word won't be kept and even if a new deal could be struck, other nations have to know whether it is iran or north korea that that deal may only last the length of the admi...

President to try to press to include that now at this point? >> well, i would say no. i say most of our allies, that's why boris johnson was here yesterday pleading with the president. we have -- this isn't a u.s.-iran deal. there's a u.n. council resolution. if iran did this, we would call it cheating and if this deal false apart, it's going to be more difficult, not less difficult to address the missile issue because iran will feel more threatened. the hardliners are about the weapons, not the agreement. if that's the group that prospers here, the missile problem will get worse, not better. ...

The opportunity to ask him some questions, and that's when those lines, that news about the direct communication with north korea came up. this was an off camera briefing, but the secretary of state was asked have you reached out to north korea and have they given indication they are ready to talk, and because it was off camera, let me give you the exact words from the secretary of state. he said, we are probing, stay tuned. we asked the north koreans would you like to talk. we have lines of communication with pyongyang. we're not in a dark situation or a blackout. we have a couple of channel...