[Kyodo: Korea] Former U.S. President Bill Clinton pressed North Korea to work on its abductions of Japanese nationals during his recent visit to Pyongyang that resulted in the release of two U.S. journalists, Chief Cabinet Secretary Takeo Kawamura said Thursday, based on information he obtained from a senior U.S. government official. Kawamura told a press conference the U.S. official, who Kawamura declined to name, called him in the morning to say that Clinton urged North Korean leader Kim Jong Il to work on the abduction issue and launch a reinvestigation into the kidnapping cases in line with the agreement reached between Tokyo and Pyongyang.
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