Japan, N Korea to hold talks in Mongolia | The Nation: "TOKYO - Japan and North Korea are to meet in Mongolia next week, a Japanese government spokesman said Friday, with talks among very senior bureaucrats a sign of progress between the long-time foes. The fresh talks will be held Thursday and Friday in Ulan Bator, building on an August meeting in Beijing that marked the first official sit down between the two sides in four years. “We will discuss matters of mutual concern on a wide-ranging basis,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura told a regular briefing. “We are hopeful in that the level of talks will be one step higher than the last time.” The August meeting was headed by the director of a division from Japan’s foreign ministry and his North Korean counterpart."
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