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Japan FM urges countries to cut diplomatic ties with N.Korea

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono called Thursday on countries to cut diplomatic ties with North Korea as part of pressure to end the regime’s nuclear and missile drive. Hours after the United States announced its toughest economic sanctions yet on North Korea, Kono said that more than 160 countries had diplomatic relations with Kim Jong-Un’s regime. “We have to urge these countries to cut their diplomatic and economic relationships […]