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| U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton is surrounded by reporters at Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's official residence in Tokyo in this May 24, 2019 file photo. Bolton said a series of short-range missiles launched by North Korea last month were violations of U.N. Security Council resolutions, stressing the need to keep sanctions on the reclusive regime in place. The national security adviser reiterated that the U.S. position on the North's denuclearization was consistent and that a repeated pattern of failures should be stopped. (Yohei Kanasashi/Kyodo News via AP) |
U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton said a series of short-range missile tests by North Korea last month were violations of U.N. Security Council resolutions and added that sanctions on the reclusive regime must be kept in place.
Bolton, in Tokyo for U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to Japan, said Saturday that the U.S. position on denuclearization of the North was consistent and that a repeated pattern of failures to rid Pyongyang of its nuclear weapons should be stopped.
His comments come a day after North Korea's official media said nuclear negotiations with Washington won't resume unless the U.S. abandons what Pyongyang described as unilateral disarmament demands.
President Trump arrives in Tokyo later Saturday for a four-day trip highlighting his close ties with Prime Minister Abe. (AP)
