Mongolia, Japan agree on N. Korea response, economic cooperation
Mongolia, Japan agree on N. Korea response, economic cooperation.
Mongolia, Japan agree on N. Korea response, economic cooperation. Mongolian President Khaltmaa Battulga and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed to cooperate in dealing with North Korea's rising nuclear and missiles threat as well as economic matters. Mongolia has diplomatic ties with North Korea, while Japan does not. The leaders confirmed the importance of strictly and fully implementing U.N. Security Council resolutions, which impose sanctions on North Korea and ban it from conducting nuclear tests and testing ballistic missiles. They also agreed to seek early resolution of the issue of past abductions of Japanese nationals by North Korean agents. Mongolia aims to cooperate with Japan on rebuilding and diversifying its economy with a focus on agriculture, manufacturing and pollution control, based on a new medium-term action plan formulated in March. Mongolia needs to implement fiscal reforms under an International Monetary Fund rescue program after its economy was hit by falls in commodity prices and slowdown in Chinese economy. "I attach importance to Mongolia as a crucial partner in the region. I hope to promote our bilateral relationship," Abe said at the start of the meeting, which was open to the media. Battulga said, "I want to contribute to the development of East Asia and the Far East."
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