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| U.S. rights envoy nominee vows to support Japan on abduction issue |
| 2009-11-06 |
| [Kyodo: Korea] The nominee for U.S. special envoy for North Korea human rights issues pledged Thursday to actively assist Japan in resolving a dispute with North Korea over Pyongyang"s decades-old kidnappings of Japanese citizens. ""The United States continues to be concerned about Japan"s abducted citizens,"" as well as South Korean prisoners of war and abductees, said Robert King in prepared remarks during his confirmation hearing. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 TOPIX/WORLD NEWS > US EIGHTH ARMY TO STAY PUT/REMAIN STATIONED IN SOUTH KOREA. US Army-DOD is reorg and forming a new US-ONLY? COMBAT FORCES COMMAND, to be based at sprawling new diggs planned for construx at PYEONTAEK, GYEONGGI, SOUTH KOREA. US TROOPS + DEPENDENTS will increase from 28,500 now to approxi 71,000 plus-minus circa 2020. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-11-06 00:48 |