As the number of substantial threats from North Korea have been on a rise, US President Barack Obama urged for closer and lasting security ties with ‘strategic rival’ country China, in a bid to discourage the Korean nation from further advances in nuclear science and ammunitions, on Thursday.
An international nuclear summit of world powerheads was called where President Obama first met Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Park Geun-hye. Together, they made Pyongyang aware about the difficulties it would face with even tougher grants and sanctions and lot more more isolation, if it ‘provokes again with nuclear and missile tests.’
About 50 nation-heads and government representatives are said to be attending the two-day summit on preventing nuclear terrorism. The summit would also discuss the issue of the possible hurdles the Islamic State (IS) possesses to the other nations of the world.
“Of great importance to both of us is North Korea’s pursuit of nuclear weapons, which threatens the security and stability of the region. President Xi and I are both committed to the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula,” Obama stated at the beginning of his meeting with his Chinese counterpart.
North Korea’s fourth nuclear test in January, followed by a space launch in February, have raised issues and concerns on security all over.
Source and picture(s): Agencies
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