Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday that he had agreed with Russian President Vladimir Putin to implement United Nations sanctions on North Korea strictly.

“On North Korea, we have agreed to implement UN sanctions strictly and to continue cooperating closely,” Abe was quoted by Reuters as having told reporters after meeting Putin on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit taking place in Danang, Vietnam.

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