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Kono declined to say what the concrete action should be or if Japan has softened its position on action as a prerequisite for talks.

Mr. Hoon is on a working visit to Tokyo to discuss the outcomes of a South Korean delegation’s visit to North Korea on March 5. The two sides agreed to organize an inter-Korean summit in April in the truce village of Panmunjeom and establish a hot line between their two leaders. North Korea pledged to stop its military provocations, including nuclear and missile tests, while conducting negotiations with South Korea.