In a joint declaration released after the talks, Koizumi and Kim agreed the two countries would resume bilateral normalization talks next month.
Kim promised to extend North Korea's moratorium on missile testing beyond 2003 and expressed readiness to honor past agreements on nuclear issues.
Kim also promised to stop the frequent espionage operations by ship.
Kim and Koizumi agreed that the two countries should settle Pyongyang's demand for compensation for Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule through economic cooperation, such as grants and low-interest loans, that would be extended by Tokyo once bilateral relations are normalized.
Koizumi meanwhile expressed Japan's "deep remorse and heartfelt apology" toward the people of North Korea for the period of colonial rule.
日朝の国交正常化交渉再開
小泉純一郎首相と北朝鮮の金正日総書記は、国交正常化交渉の再開について合意した。
Shukan ST: Sept. 27, 2002
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