Japanese PM to ask US, South Korea not to scale down joint military drill
(VOVWORLD) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will ask the US and South Korea to conduct a planned joint military drill without scaling it down to keep pressuring North Korea to give up its nuclear and missile development, Kyodo news agency reported on Saturday.
 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (Photo: Kyodo/VNA) |
The source said the matter will be discussed when US Vice President Mike Pence meets with Abe in Tokyo before heading to the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in South Korea. The two leaders will convey their shared view to South Korean President Moon Jae In at a meeting in Pyeongchang.