
北朝鮮による拉致被害者家族連絡会と超党派拉致議連は、トランプ大統領が米朝首脳会談に意欲を示していることを踏まえ、訪問先の米ワシントンで米国家安全保障会議上級部長と面会し、拉致問題の提起を要請した。横田めぐみさんの弟で家族会代表の拓也さんは、全拉致被害者の早期一括帰国を訴え、金正恩総書記に勇気ある英断を求めた。米側は拉致問題の即時解決を引き続き支持すると表明した。
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北朝鮮による日本人拉致問題は、1970年代から1980年代にかけて複数の日本人が北朝鮮に拉致された事件であり、被害者家族は長年にわたって帰国を求めてきた。横田めぐみさんは1977年に13歳で拉致され、現在も帰国が実現していない代表的な事例である。
【ワシントン時事】北朝鮮による拉致被害者家族連絡会(家族会)と超党派の拉致議連は23日、訪問先の米首都ワシントンで国家安全保障会議(NSC)のカナパシー上級部長らと面会した。トランプ大統領が米朝首脳会談に意欲を示していることを踏まえ、実現した場合には拉致問題を取り上げるよう要請した。
北朝鮮、「ハノイのトラウマ」で慎重か 対トランプ氏、中ロ後ろ盾に様子見
横田めぐみさん=拉致当時(13)=の弟で家族会代表の拓也さんは記者会見し、全ての拉致被害者の早期一括帰国実現を訴え「金正恩朝鮮労働党総書記は勇気ある英断をしてほしい」と強調。面会では、めぐみさんの写真などを示し「当たり前の日常が奪われた現実を知ってほしいと伝えた」と説明した。
これに対し、米側は「拉致問題の即時解決を引き続き支持する」と表明した。
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
米朝首脳会談が開催される場合、拉致問題が議題の一つとして取り上げられる可能性がある
Possible · Within months

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