Japan, Pacific island nations urge N. Korea to denuclearize

Japan and Pacific island countries on Saturday called on North Korea to take concrete actions toward denuclearization by complying with U.N. sanctions over its nuclear and missile development, as they wrapped up a two-day summit meeting in northeastern Japan.In the joint declaration released after the gathering in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and leaders from 14 Pacific island nations expressed "deep concerns" over the North evading international sanctions by transferring cargoes at sea.The leaders "strongly called on North Korea to immediately take concre…READ FULL ARTICLE