Moon, Abe share need for peaceful solution

 The leaders of South Korea and Japan on Friday agreed on the need to continue sanctions and pressure on North Korea.
As well, there is a need to settle the nuclear issue ultimately through peaceful means, Yonhap news agency reported.
During a telephone conversation, South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe agreed to hold close consultations among the two countries and the United States over shaping the right conditions for dialogue with North Korea.
Presidential Spokesman Park Soo-hyun said that Moon and Abe agreed also to cooperate with the international community through close South Korea, Japan and US cooperation to reach the complete dismantlement of the North's nuclear and missile programs.
After Pyongyang delayed its threat to fire a salvo of missiles towards the U.S. territory of Guam, Washington officials noted its apparent show of restraint and alluded to their willingness to open dialogue.
Touching on bilateral ties, Moon and Abe committed to move forward the Seoul-Tokyo relationship in a future-oriented way.
The leaders also agreed to hold mutually beneficial talks on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum to be held in Russia's Far East port city of Vladivostok next month.

Source: Mena