Tokyo, Nov 13 (UNI) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held Tuesday a meeting with US Vice President Mike Pence, during which the two sides had reached an agreement on the necessity to implement the resolutions of the UN Security Council to tackle the North Korean nuclear issue.
"Today, we have agreed on the need to fully implement the UN Security Council resolutions on the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula," Abe said at a joint press conference with Pence following their meeting.
According to the prime minister, Japan and the United States confirmed their intention to pursue bilateral cooperation in order to prevent ship-to-ship oil supplies to North Korea in violation of the UN Security Council's resolutions, said a report in Sputnik. "North Korea is rich in natural resources and has a hard-working labor force. If problems are solved, North Korea will have a bright future. Japan and the United States will work together to solve these problems," Abe added.