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The foreign ministers of China and Japan agreed to work closely to push North Korea to abandon its nuclear programme, in the latest sign of improved cooperation between Asia’s two largest economies.
“To get North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons and missiles in a complete, irreversible and verifiable way, we agreed we must enforce the relevant Security Council resolutions and work closely together,†Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono told after a meeting with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.
Wang’s trip comes ahead of a summit between the two Koreas and a potential meeting between US President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un. China and Japan are trying to repair relations amid policy whiplash from the US over trade and security. Kono said he and Wang agreed to improve ties by having their leaders pay mutual visits, starting with a visit next month to Japan by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang for a trilateral summit involving South Korean President Moon Jae-in.