Japan's PM Abe says he agreed with Trump that halting North Korean missile launches a priority
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This file photo released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency shows North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile on July 29, 2017.
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TOKYO (REUTERS) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he agreed with President Donald Trump during a telephone call on Tuesday (Aug 15) that their top priority regarding North Korea was to do what they could to halt missile launches by the regime.
Abe also praised a commitment by Trump that the United States would stand with its allies in the region to counter threats from North Korea.
