June 26 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi will meet her North Korean counterpart Paek Nam-Sun in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta on July 1, the first foreign minister-level meeting in two years, the Yomiuri newspaper said.

Kawaguchi will probably receive an answer concerning the possibility of a reunion in Indonesia between Hitomi Suga, a repatriated North Korean abductee, and her family in North Korea, the Yomiuri said citing government sources. Soga is married to Charles Robert Jenkins, a former U.S. soldier.

Jenkins and his two daughters have refused to leave North for Japan on concern the U.S., which has listed him as a deserter since 1965, may seek his arrest in Japan.

North Korea is showing signs of accepting the reunification of the family and is seeking confirmation from Jenkins, the paper said.

To contact the reporter on this story: Lindsay Whipp in Tokyo at Lwhipp1@bloomberg.net

Last Updated: June 26, 2004 05:03 EDT