 Following this incident in September 2002, North Korea publicly apologised to the Japanese government leading to the initial summit meeting. Japan has been the instigator of diplomacy attempts with North Korea in order to meet mutually beneficial terms particularly due to the sensitivity the North Korean regime has on human-rights related criticism.
<coherence>  Following this incident in September 2002, North Korea publicly apologised to the Japanese government leading to the initial summit meeting. Japan has been the instigator of diplomacy attempts with North Korea in order to meet mutually beneficial terms particularly due to the sensitivity the North Korean regime has on human-rights related criticism.