North Korea said on Saturday it had agreed to return to six-way talks that include South Korea, China, Japan, Russia and the United States on its nuclear arms programmes in the week of July 25, after a break of more than one year.
"Japan has great hopes of discussing the abduction issue at the six-party talks," Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda told a news conference.
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