UK foreign secretary says Britain stands shoulder to shoulder with Japan on N.Korea issue

Record ID: 903607

  • Title: UK foreign secretary says Britain stands shoulder to shoulder with Japan on N.Korea issue
  • Date: 21st July 2017
  • Summary: ****WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** (SOUNDBITE) (English) BRITAIN'S FOREIGN SECRETARY, BORIS JOHNSON, SAYING: "First of all there's a euphoria when you get the games, and then a bit of anxiety starts to creep in, and it sort of goes downhill and people have all sorts of stories, questions. We had all sorts of problems but we sorted them all out. Then when finally the games begin, after first it seemed as if you could do nothing right, then you could do nothing wrong and everybody gets behind you. I'm sure Tokyo 2020 will be a fantastic success."
  • Embargoed: 4th August 2017 06:00
  • Keywords: Boris Johnson UK Japan North Korea United Nations resolutions Fumio Kishida Tokyo Olympics 2020 Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike
  • Location: TOKYO, JAPAN
  • City: TOKYO, JAPAN
  • Country: Japan
  • Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics,Sport
  • Reuters ID: LVA0056QNTMX3
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said on Friday (July 21) that his country stands with Japan in efforts to rein in North Korea's nuclear and missile development program, and called on China to help bring Pyongyang back to negotiations with world powers.
    Johnson met with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida in Tokyo.
    In a joint news conference, Kishida said that Johnson had promised to give consideration to minimising the impact of Britain's looming departure from the European Union.
    Johnson, who was mayor of London when the city hosted the 2012 Summer Olympics, also met with Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike earlier on Friday. He praised the city's preparations to host the 2020 Summer Olympics and advised Koike to shrug off criticism.
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