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

Record ID: 903611

  • Title: UK foreign secretary says Britain stands shoulder to shoulder with Japan on N.Korea issue
  • Date: 21st July 2017
  • Summary: TOKYO, JAPAN (JULY 21, 2017) (REUTERS) ****WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** BRITAIN'S FOREIGN SECRETARY, BORIS JOHNSON, AND JAPAN'S FOREIGN MINISTER, FUMIO KISHIDA, WALKING INTO A MEETING ROOM JOHNSON AND KISHIDA SHAKING HANDS BRITISH AND JAPANESE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TAKING SEATS JOHNSON AND KISHIDA IN MEETING, KISHIDA SPEAKING INTO MICROPHONE MEETING IN PROGRESS BRITISH AND JAPANESE FLAGS JOHNSON AND KISHIDA WALKING INTO A NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (English) BRITAIN'S FOREIGN SECRETARY, BORIS JOHNSON, SAYING: "And I want to stress that Britain stands shoulder to shoulder alongside Japan in our steadfast determination to stop North Korea's persistent violations of United Nations resolutions." JOHNSON AND KISHIDA STANDING AT PODIUMS IN NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (Japanese) JAPAN'S FOREIGN MINISTER, FUMIO KISHIDA, SAYING: "I confirmed with (Foreign Secretary) Johnson that even after (Britain) leaves the EU, we will strengthen our collaboration with a united Europe that includes the United Kingdom." JOHNSON AND KISHIDA SHAKING HANDS AND LEAVING THE NEWS CONFERENCE
  • 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: LVA0016QNTMX3
  • 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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