Abe in Latvia Calls for Pressure on North Korea
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The international community should step up pressure on North Korea to help defuse the stand-off over the isolated countryâs pursuit of long-range nuclear weapons   Japanâs Prime Minister Shinzo Abe  said Saturday during a visit to Latvia.
âAs the international order founded on the rule of law is being challenged  our two nations need to closely work together to maintain and strengthen the system â  Abe  said in a statement after meeting Latvian Prime Minister Maris Kucinskis. The two leaders agreed âon the importance of reinforcing pressure on North Korea â  he  said.
 Shinzo Abe  in Riga on Jan. 13. Photographer: Ilmars Znotins/AFP via Getty Images
Fully implementing United Nations sanctions âhas a role to play to raising the pressure and to resolve the issues of North Koreaâ Norio Maruyama  press secretary of the delegation  told reporters after Abeâs statement.
 Abe  also called for a swift ratification of the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement  a trade deal that was agreed to last month  but still needs support from EU member countries.
 Japanâs prime minister  is on a five-day European visit  with stops in Estonia  Latvia  Lithuania  Bulgaria  Serbia and Romania.
The international community should step up pressure on North Korea to help defuse the stand-off over the isolated countryâs pursuit of long-range nuclear weapons    [TGT] said Saturday during a visit to Latvia.
âAs the international order founded on the rule of law is being challenged  our two nations need to closely work together to maintain and strengthen the system â   [TGT] said in a statement after meeting Latvian Prime Minister Maris Kucinskis. The two leaders agreed âon the importance of reinforcing pressure on North Korea â   [TGT]   said.
  [TGT] in Riga on Jan. 13. Photographer: Ilmars Znotins/AFP via Getty Images
Fully implementing United Nations sanctions âhas a role to play to raising the pressure and to resolve the issues of North Koreaâ Norio Maruyama  press secretary of the delegation  told reporters after Abeâs statement.
  [TGT] also called for a swift ratification of the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement  a trade deal that was agreed to last month  but still needs support from EU member countries.
 Japanâs prime minister  is on a five-day European visit  with stops in Estonia  Latvia  Lithuania  Bulgaria  Serbia and Romania.