独自制裁「解除に反対せず」　拉致家族会と救う会

　「北朝鮮による拉致被害者家族連絡会（家族会）」と支援団体「救う会」は２５日、東京都内で合同会議を開いた。日本が北朝鮮に科す独自制裁について、「親の世代の家族が存命のうちに全拉致被害者の一括帰国が実現するなら」との条件付きで、「解除することに反対しない」とする運動方針を決めた。（2024/02/25-20:08）

A group of families of abductees to North Korea and a group supporting them held a joint meeting in Tokyo on Sunday and adopted a policy of conditionally accepting the lifting of Japan's sanctions against North Korea.
   The groups agreed not to oppose the lifting of the sanctions if all remaining abductees return to Japan together while their relatives in their parents' generation are alive.
   They also agreed to demand stronger sanctions if the return of the abductees is not realized.
   At a press conference after the meeting, Takuya Yokota, head of the family group, said the adoption of the policy was a "difficult decision" made to resolve humanitarian issues facing both Japan and North Korea. Yokota, 55, is a younger brother of Megumi Yokota, who was kidnapped at the age of 13.
   "There is a great sense of urgency as the clock is ticking for the families," said Koichiro Iizuka, 47, secretary-general of the group and the first son of Yaeko Taguchi, who was taken to North Korea when she was 22.