June 18, 2018

Two-thirds of voters want Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at an early date, but a majority do not expect Abe to resolve the abduction issue, an Asahi Shimbun survey showed.

Similarly, 73 percent of respondents in the nationwide weekend survey positively evaluated the June 12 summit in Singapore between Kim and U.S. President Donald Trump, but only 26 percent said they expect the leaders’ joint declaration to lead to North Korea’s denuclearization.

Sixty-six percent of respondents do not expect North Korea to denuclearize, according to the survey.

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