Russia's Putin and Japan's Abe tell North Korea to avoid provocative behaviour
Reuters
April 27, 2017 23:00 MYT
April 27, 2017 23:00 MYT
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia April 27, 2017. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday called on North Korea and other countries to avoid behaviour or rhetoric that could increase tensions around Pyongyang's nuclear programme.
Speaking at a news conference in Moscow after holding talks, Putin and Abe said they had agreed to cooperate closely to try to help defuse tensions around North Korea.
Putin told the same news conference he wanted six-party international talks on North Korea to resume.