South Korea Says Moon and Trump Agree on Need for Stronger North Korea Sanctions

South Korea Says Moon and Trump Agree on Need for Stronger North Korea Sanctions
U.S. President Donald Trump (R) greets South Korean President Moon Jae-in prior to delivering a joint statement from the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on June 30, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
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SEOUL/WASHINGTON—South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to exert stronger pressure through sanctions on North Korea following its nuclear and missile tests, South Korea’s presidential office said following a telephone call between the two leaders on Sunday.

“The two leaders agreed to strengthen cooperation, and exert stronger and practical sanctions on North Korea so that it realizes provocative actions lead to further diplomatic isolation and economic pressure,” Blue House spokesman Park Soo-hyun said in a televised briefing.