Putin Agreed to Strictly Enforce North Korea Sanctions, Says Abe

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shows the way to Russian President Vladimir Putin during a joint press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2016. Abe said Friday that he and Putin had agreed to strictly enforce U.N. sanctions. AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have agreed to strictly implement U.N. sanctions on North Korea, Abe told reporters on Friday.

The two countries will also be cooperating closely in an attempt to get the Kim Jong Un regime to stop its nuclear program.