TOKYO, Oct 26 (Reuters) - The United States, Japan and South Korea warned on Wednesday that an 'unparalleled' scale of response would be warranted if North Korea conducts a seventh nuclear bomb test.
TOKYO, Oct 26 - The United States, Japan and South Korea warned on Wednesday that an"unparalleled" scale of response would be warranted if North Korea conducts a seventh nuclear bomb test.
Cho was speaking alongside his Japanese and U.S. counterparts, Vice Foreign Minister Takeo Mori and Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman. “We urge to refrain from further provocations,” Sherman said, calling them “reckless and deeply destabilising for the region. When asked about the comments out of Tokyo, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin called on all the countries to acknowledge “the root causes of the long-standing impasse” and take steps to enhance mutual trust and address the concerns of all parties in a balanced manner.
“We agreed to further strengthen deterrence and response capability of the Japan-U.S. alliance and the U.S.-South Korea alliance, and to promote further security cooperation among the three countries,” Mori said.