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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) chief, Jens Stoltenberg, today urged all United Nation members to fully and transparently implement sanctions against North Korea.
In a joint statement with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, NATO chief said in Tokyo that North Korea pose a global threat which requires a global response.
He said Pyongyang’s ballistic and nuclear tests are an affront to the United Nations Security Council. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said rather than dialogue, it is necessary to cause North Korea to change policies by raising the pressure to the maximum.
Stoltenberg’s trip to Tokyo comes ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s first official visit to Asia, which starts in Japan on Sunday.
Talks about North Korea are expected to dominate a trip that will include a stop in Beijing, where Trump is expected to pressure China’s leadership to act more decisively against Pyongyang. China is North Korea’s major ally and trading partner.