Prime Minister and LDP President Shinzo Abe received a courtesy call from Suh Hoon, Director of the National Intelligence Service of the Republic of Korea, who provided an explanation of the meeting between the South Korean delegation and Kim Jong Un, Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea, and also of the report given to US President Donald Trump. The Prime Minister, who was joined in the meeting by Foreign Minister Taro Kono, said "it is crucial that North Korea take concrete actions towards denuclearization" and confirmed the close coordination among Japan, the United States and South Korea to solve the abduction, nuclear and missile issues.

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