Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida intends to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. without any prior conditions

Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said during a regular news conference today that Japan wants to hold high-level talks under the direct control of the prime minister to achieve the goal of opening a summit between the leaders of Japan and North Korea as soon as possible, Matsuno said. Prime Minister Kishi Da expressed his intention to meet directly with Mr. Kim. at any time and without any prior conditions, Japan's new Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa said on Thursday that The Tokyo government is watching the talks between North Korea and Russia with concern. This includes the possibility of violating UN Security Council resolutions prohibiting the purchase of weapons-related materials with North Korea.

Source: Thai News Agency