拉致未解決「痛恨の極み」　日朝平壌宣言２０年で岸田首相

　岸田文雄首相は１７日、北朝鮮による拉致問題の解決をうたった「日朝平壌宣言」から２０年が経過したことに関し、「２００２年に５人の拉致被害者が帰国して以来、一人の帰国も実現していないのは痛恨の極みだ」と語った。その上で「条件を付けずに金正恩総書記と直接向き合う」決意を改めて示し、「あらゆるチャンスを逃さず全力で行動していく」と強調した。
　視察先の福島県南相馬市で記者団の質問に答えた。首相は「解決を強く求める家族の切迫感を政府として受け止めないといけない」とも語った。（2022/09/17-18:11）

Japan's failure to achieve the additional return of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea since five victims were handed over in 2002 is deeply regretful, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Saturday.
   As Saturday marked the 20th anniversary of the Pyongyang Declaration for a resolution of the issue of North Korea's abductions signed by then Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and then North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, Kishida reiterated his resolve to "face directly" Kim Jong Un, the current leader of the reclusive nation, without attaching any preconditions, as well as to "seize every opportunity to act with full force."
   "We as the government must accept the sense of urgency expressed by the families (of the abductees) who strongly desire a resolution," Kishida told reporters during a visit to the city of Minamisoma in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan.
   "There is no change to our plan of aiming for a resolution to the issues of abductions, nuclear weapons and missiles based on the declaration, and normalizing diplomatic relations," he said.
   While noting that Japan will cooperate with the United States and other countries, the prime minister said that "it is most important that our country takes the initiative."