Japan–North Korea Pyongyang Declaration
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The Japan–North Korea Pyongyang Declaration (Korean: 조일평양선언, Japanese: 日朝平壌宣言) was signed in 2002, and was the result of a systematic Japan–North Korea summit meeting. The aim of the declaration was to provide low-interest long term loans to North Korea as well as economic assistance, including humanitarian aid, in accordance with the moratorium of nuclear missile development which has been in place since 1999.[1] The Japanese government hoped to learn the fate of Japanese citizens by North Korea which, prior to the declaration, was unacknowledged.
The declaration resulted in a temporary restraint on nuclear programs from North Korea, the return of five Japanese kidnapping victims who were abducted in the 1970s and 1980s, and the pledge of economic assistance once the abductees were returned.[2]
From 2017, there have been consistent follow-up summits due to breaches that required mediator assistance.[3]