US, Japan to advance security, defence cooperation with India,Australia and South Korea

The US and Japan have agreed to advance their multilateral security and defence cooperation with countries like India, South Korea and Australia in view of North Korea's dangerous provocative behaviour. 

The threat posed by North Korea was discussed by US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and his Japanese counterpart Taro Kono, Defence Secretary James Mattis and his Japanese counterpart Itsunori



Onodera.

Tillerson told reporters at a joint news conference with Kono, Mattis and Onodera that in cooperation with other nations, they will continue to employ diplomatic and economic pressure to convince North Korea to end its illegal nuclear and ballistic missile program. The four officials have strongly encouraged China to take decisive measures to urge North Korea to change its course of action.