tirsdag 29. august 2017

Trump and Abe vow to increase pressure after North Korea fires missile over Japan


Donald Trump and Shinzo Abe have vowed to increase pressure on North Koreaafter the regime launched a missile over Japan on Tuesday morning. The Japanese prime minister denounced the launch as an “unprecedented and grave threat” to the country’s security. In a 40-minute phone call with Trump, they agreed to call for an emergency meeting of the UN security council to discuss the situation. Trump said the US was “100% with Japan” and repeated his strong commitment to the defence of Japan, Abe said shortly after the call.