Japan confirms ties with Russia to pressure N.Korea



News Japan confirms ties with Russia to pressure N.Korea Win-win game to resolve security and economic crisis: Expert says Jiwon Song January 14, 2016 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Wikimedia Commons Japan's Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida had a phone talk with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday to discuss tightening North Korean sanctions. Kishida told the reporters at press briefing on Wednesday evening that Japan calls for Russia's further involvement in restraining North Korea. Kishida said North Korea's provocative action was a "significant threat to international peace and security, violates the UN Security Council Resolution and poses a serious challenge to international nuclear nonproliferation system." Japan's Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida had a phone talk with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday to discuss tightening North Korean sanctions. Kishida told the reporters at press briefing on Wednesday evening that Japan calls for Russia's further involvement in restraining North Korea. Kishida said North Korea's provocative action was a "significant threat to international peace and security, violates the UN Security Council Resolution and poses a serious challenge to international nuclear nonproliferation system." Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Japan confirms ties with Russia to pressure N.Korea

Win-win game to resolve security and economic crisis: Expert says

Jiwon Song January 14, 2016

Japan confirms ties with Russia to pressure N.Korea

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Japan's Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida had a phone talk with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday to discuss tightening North Korean sanctions.

Kishida told the reporters at press briefing on Wednesday evening that Japan calls for Russia's further involvement in restraining North Korea. Kishida said North Korea's provocative action was a "significant threat to international peace and security, violates the UN Security Council Resolution and poses a serious challenge to international nuclear nonproliferation system."

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