Despite the admission to Prime Minister Koizumi, the North Korean government continues to deny the kidnappings of other foreign nationals and refuses any cooperation to investigate further cases of suspected abductions.
儘管已經向小泉首相承認綁架事件，朝鮮政府繼續否認與其它綁架外國人事件有關，也拒絕為調查更多可能的綁架事件提供任何協助。