TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull agreed Thursday to continue exerting maximum pressure on North Korea, demonstrating unity amid growing regional tensions over the country's nuclear development.
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Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speak to reporters after their summit in Tokyo on Thursday.
TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull agreed Thursday to continue exerting maximum pressure on North Korea, demonstrating unity amid growing regional tensions over the country's nuclear development.