Japan’s Abe Says Time for Talk Is Over on North Korea

Japan’s Abe Says Time for Talk Is Over on North Korea
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President Donald Trump shake hands before a meeting at the Palace Hotel during the 72nd United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 21, 2017 in New York City. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images
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NEW YORK—Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday that countries need to unite to enforce sanctions and apply pressure on North Korea to abandon its nuclear and missile programs.
“Now is not the time for dialogue. Now is the time to apply pressure,” Abe told a gathering of investors at the New York Stock Exchange, remarks he later reiterated in an address to the annual United Nations General Assembly.