premise: No conclusion has been reached yet in the one-on-one meeting between the delegations of Japan and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), and they pledged to continue the talks, said head of the DPRK delegation Song Il-Ho here Thursday.
  The two sides started their bilateral talks in the Chinese capital Thursday morning, aiming to settle the abduction issue and Japan's wartime compensation to the DPRK, he said.
  Before the afternoon session, Song, also vice director of the Asian Affairs Department of the DPRK Foreign Ministry, told reporters they would possibly talk about the abduction issue in the afternoon.
  The meeting between the two countries is to "solve problems," said Song, demanding that the Japanese government do something about its compensation for the past problems.
  After the morning session, Song told reporters that both sides stated their positions during the opening session in a "good" atmosphere.
   What was the reason for the bilateral talks in the Chinese capital?
hypothesis: to "solve problems