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From: ' To: "Jeffrey E." <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Japan, Mongolia agree on North Korea response, economic cooperation I The Japan Times Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2017 15:14:30 +0000 Not this year. Ganbat Chuluunkhuu RVJ Ca ital • Director On Sep 6, 2017, at 11:08, jeffrey E. <[email protected]> wrote: is your president not coming to un? On Wed, Sep 6, 2017 at 5:03 PM, wrote: https://wwwjapantimes.cojp/news/2017/09/06/national/politics-diplomacy/japan-mongolia-agree-north- korea-response-economic-cooperation/ Japan, Mongolia agree on North Korea response, economic cooperation Japan, Mongolia agree on North Korea response, economic cooperation VLADIVOSTOK, RUSSIA — 2Japan, Mongolia agree on North Korea response, economic cooperation Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks with Mongolian President Khaltmaa Battulga at an economic forum in Vladivostok, Russia, on Thursday. Abe's two-day visit to the Russian Far East city also includes talks with President Vladimir Putin and South Korean President Moon Jae-in. I KYODO Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks with Mongolian President Khaltmaa Battulga at an economic forum in Vladivostok, Russia, on Thursday. Abe's two-day visit to the Russian Far East city also includes talks with President Vladimir Putin and South Korean President Moon Jae-in. I KYODO EFTA01030604 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Mongolian President Khaltmaa Battulga agreed Wednesday to cooperate in dealing with North Korea's rising nuclear and missiles threat as well as economic matters. The meeting, held on the sidelines of an economic forum in the Russian Far East port city of Vladivostok, is the leaders' first since Battulga was elected president in July. Mongolia has diplomatic ties with North Korea, while Japan does not. Abe told Battulga that North Korea's nuclear test Sunday, which followed the launch last week of a ballistic missile that flew over northern Japan, poses an "unprecedentedly grave and imminent threat" and is "totally unacceptable," according to the Foreign Ministry. Prime Minister Abe underlined the need to strengthen pressure on North Korea, the ministry said. The leaders confirmed the importance of strictly and fully implementing U.N. Security Council resolutions, it said. The resolutions impose sanctions on North Korea and ban it from conducting nuclear tests and testing ballistic missiles. They also agreed to seek early resolution of the issue of past abductions of Japanese nationals by North Korean agents. Tokyo expects Ulan Bator's help in resolving the issue with the country having served as a venue for Japan-North Korea talks over the long- stalled agenda. "I attach importance to Mongolia as a crucial partner in the region. I hope to promote our bilateral relationship," Abe said at the start of the meeting, which was open to the media. Battulga said, "I want to contribute to the development of East Asia and the Far East." Resource-dependent Mongolia aims to cooperate with Japan on rebuilding and diversifying its economy with a focus on agriculture, manufacturing and pollution control, based on a new medium-term action plan formulated in March. Mongolia needs to implement fiscal reforms under an International Monetary Fund rescue program after its economy was hit by falls in commodity prices and a slowdown in the Chinese economy, according to the ministry. EFTA01030605 Battu1ga thanked Abe for Japan's support in developing the Mongolian economy under the IMF rescue program, the ministry said. The Mongolian leader also told Abe that he has picked Dolgorsuren Dagvadorj, the former sumo grand champion Asashoryu, as his special envoy to promote cooperative ties with Japan. Abe is on a two-day trip to Vladivostok, during which he will also meet Russian President Vladimir Putin and South Korean President Moon Jae-in. Ganbat Chuluunkhuu • • • for please note The information contained in this communication is confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may constitute inside information, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. It is the property of JEE Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation®gmail.com, and destroy this communication and all copies thereof, including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved EFTA01030606