UN Secretary-General :Denuclearise North Korea by Unified Sanctions

Japan Dec 14: Antonio Guterres, the Secretary-General of United Nations met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo. On Thursday, Guterres said that unified efforts to fully implement sanctions on North Korea are key to resolve the country's growing missile and nuclear threat.

He also said North Korea must be denuclearised for peace and stability in the region. Guterres was in Japan to attend an international conference on universal health coverage.

He said that Security Council resolutions need to be fully implemented not only by North Korea but also others. The measures are crucial to ensure that sanctions are in place and achieve the goal of denuclearising the Korean peninsula, he said.