US, Japan agree to turn up heat on North Korea
2017-05-27 09:08:24 source：Nikkei Asian Review
May 27, 2017
"U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed here Friday to ramp up pressure on North Korea for its continued missile tests, including through additional sanctions.
North Korea
is a global problem that 'at some point will be solved,' Trump
reportedly said at the beginning of their roughly 50-minute meeting
during the Group of Seven summit here.
The leaders agreed that more pressure, not dialogue, was needed at this stage, according to Japanese sources. In response to Pyongyang's continued missile tests, they decided to take concrete steps to boost both Japanese and U.S. defense capabilities. They also reaffirmed the importance of Chinese involvement, given Beijing's influence over the rogue state."
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