Prime Minister and LDP President Shinzo Abe met with H. E. Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, who was on his first trip to Japan since taking up the post. The two were in complete agreement on the idea that "a nonnuclear Korean Peninsula is essential for peace and stability in the region," and also shared the awareness that it was necessary for the international community to fully implement United Nations Security Council resolutions against North Korea, which is developing nuclear warheads and missiles.

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