The leaders of the 'quad', made up of the United States, Japan, India and Australia, urged North Korea to refrain from provocations and engage in practical dialogue on the 24th local time.
"We reaffirm our commitment to the complete denuclearization of North Korea in accordance with the resolution of the United Nations Security Council, and also confirm the need for an immediate resolution of the Japanese abductee issue," they said in a joint statement released after their first face-to-face summit at the White House on the same day. "He said.
"We urge North Korea to comply with its UN obligations and refrain from provocations," he said.
It seems that the will of US President Biden is reflected in urging North Korea to engage in substantive dialogue at the level of the quadruple summit.
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