Saturday’s Sankei focused on a teleconference held between MOFA Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Director General Funakoshi and U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Kim on Friday at which they exchanged views on the Korean Peninsula situation, including Pyongyang’s strong reaction to the U.S.-ROK joint military training. The two diplomats agreed to enhance their bilateral cooperation and trilateral coordination with Seoul in realizing DPRK denuclearization and resolving the abduction issue.