Japan, France agree to cooperate on N.Korea

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Japan, France agree to cooperate on N.Korea

The foreign and defense ministers of Japan and France have confirmed they will cooperate to prevent North Korea from evading economic sanctions.

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono and Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera held the so-called "2-plus-2" meeting with their French counterparts Jean-Yves Le Drian and Florence Parly in Tokyo on Friday.

The ministers stressed the importance of a rules-based maritime order and agreed to cooperate in the Indo-Pacific region.

In apparent reference to China, they expressed opposition to any unilateral action that could raise tensions in the East and South China seas.

The ministers confirmed they will never approve of a nuclear-armed North Korea. They agreed to work together to prevent sanctions evasions by Pyongyang, including illicit ship-to-ship cargo transfers at sea.

The ministers reached a broad agreement on signing a bilateral acquisition and cross-servicing agreement, or ACSA, for the Self-Defense Forces and the French military in disaster relief and other operations.

They also agreed to hold a joint maritime defense drill next month, and to start joint research on minesweeping technology at an early date.

At a joint news conference after the meeting, Kono welcomed France's further involvement in the Indo-Pacific region.

Ahead of the meeting, the French ministers visited Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and offered an invitation from President Emmanuel Macron to a July military parade in Paris.

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