Pence highlights close cooperation with Seoul, Tokyo, Beijing to tackle N. Korean nuclear issue

April 24, 2017

published: 2017-04-19 00:19:23 美 “북핵문제 해결 위해 한중일과 연대” U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is now in Japan following his three-day trip to South Korea. Upon his arrival in Tokyo on Tuesday,… Pence met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to discuss measures to deal with North Korea. Pence highlighted the need for close cooperation with Seoul, Tokyo and Beijing to tackle the North Korean nuclear issue,… while agreeing with Abe that China needs to play a bigger and more active role. Kim Hyo-sun reports. U.S. Vice President Mike Pence moved to reassure Japan of Washington’s solidarity with Seoul, Tokyo and Beijing when dealing with North Korea.

Pence arrived in Japan on Tuesday,… the second stop of a ten-day Asia tour,… and sat down with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to discuss measures to tackle the North Korean nuclear issue.