TOKYO, April 18 (Xinhua)-- Japan and the United States on Monday agreed to enhance cooperation over possible responses to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) suspected ongoing missile and nuclear ambitions.
Talks between Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Akitaka Saiki and Deputy U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken were held in Tokyo on Monday amid rising concerns the DPRK might be preparing to conduct a fifth nuclear test.
"We need to continue to take effective measures against North Korea, always keeping in mind that the country may conduct further provocative acts,"Saiki told a press briefing following talks with Blinken.
Saiki and Blinken, along with South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Lim Sung Nam, will hold a trilateral meeting in Seoul on Tuesday regarding the ongoing issue of regional defense and security as pertains to the actions of the DPRK, the foreign ministry here confirmed Monday.
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