“As for North Korea: we discussed the current situation, including the Russia-DPRK summit,” Interfax quoted Abe as saying.

He noted that Japan and the EU agreed to work together to achieve North Korea’s rejection of nuclear weapons.

Earlier, negotiations between Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un completed in Vladivostok. The meeting lasted about three and a half hours.

Putin noted the contribution of Kim Jong-un to the stabilization of the situation on the Korean Peninsula.