 This statement coincided with the trend that North Korea was meeting with representatives of the six-party countries from 2018 while excluding the Japanese representatives. This motion was deemed an olive branch by the Japanese government to the North Korean government as their main concern is to have a face-to-face meeting with current Chairman Kim Jong-un to establish an agreement on the remaining abducteeswho North Korea have announced are deceased or never entered the country, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has stated:
<meaning-changed>  This statement coincided with the trend that North Korea was meeting with representatives of the six-party countries from 2018 while excluding the Japanese representatives. This motion was deemed an olive branch by the Japanese government to the North Korean government as their main concern is to have a face-to-face meeting with current Chairman Kim Jong-un to establish an agreement on the remaining abducteeswho North Korea have announced are deceased or never entered the country, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has stated:
 human rights record. This motion was deemed an olive branch by the Japanese government to the North Korean government as their main concern is to have a face-to-face meeting with current Chairman Kim Jong-un to establish an agreement on the remaining abducteeswho North Korea have announced are deceased or never entered the country, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has stated: