Japan, UK will cooperate to prevent North Korea sanction evasions at sea
(VOVWORLD) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and UK Prime Minister Theresa May agreed on Monday to work together to thwart ship-to-ship transfers of goods aimed at evading UN Security Council sanctions on trading with North Korea.
 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and UK Prime Minister Theresa May (Photo: Getty Image) |
During a telephone conversation, Abe said it is impossible to hold meaningful talks with North Korea without the premise of denuclearizing of the Korean Peninsula. He stressed the need to continue putting maximum pressure on North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons development program.
South Korea’s Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha asked North Korea to stop its nuclear programs and missile tests. In a speech at the 37th UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday, Kang underlined the message of "peace and prosperity" the PyeongChang Olympics sent to the world, and called on North Korea to allow reunions of Korean families separated by the 1950-1953 war.