In Russia, Japan’s PM Abe urges world leaders’Put greatest possible pressure’ on North Korea

new delhi: Warning North Korea against continuing its current missile and nuclear weapons development policies, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thurdsay urged the international community to put greatest possible pressure on the rouge Asian state.

Prior to leaving for Vladivostok to participate in the Eastern Economic Forum,Abe on Wednesday said that Japan would coordinate with Russia and international community to make North Korea understand that there would be no future for the country if it continues to pursue its nuclear ambitions, Efe news reported.




During his visit to Russia, Abe is also scheduled to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the situation in the wake of Pyongyang`s latest nuclear test on Sunday and the August 29 launch of a ballistic missile that flew over Japan.

Following Pyongyang`s test on Sunday, Abe spoke to Putin over the phone, and reminded him of the important role Russia can play as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council in reigning in North Korea.

However, Putin once again said that imposing tighter sanctions was not the way forward.
“It is impossible to intimidate them,” said the Russian leader.
“But I am convinced that we can avoid a large-scale conflict involving weapons of mass destruction and that we can resolve the problem by diplomatic means,” said Putin.

With AFP inputs