Japan, U.S., S. Korea urge North to continue denuclearization talks

The top diplomats of Japan, the United States and South Korea on Tuesday urged North Korea to refrain from military provocation and continue denuclearization talks.Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said after discussions with his U.S. and South Korean counterparts, Mike Pompeo and Kang Kyung Wha, that they agreed economic sanctions on the North should not be lifted yet in the absence of any progress in negotiations.The three-way meeting in East Palo Alto, just outside San Francisco, took place after a deadline set by Pyongyang for a breakthrough by the end of 2019 passed."We agree…READ FULL ARTICLE