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Obama calls on China to increase pressure on North Korea

Published: 25 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am | Last Updated: 30 Nov 2021 - 05:28 am
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US President Barack Obama addresses a joint press conference with the German chancellor after their bilateral talks at the Herrenhausen Palace in Hanover, on April 24, 2016.  AFP / John MACDOUGALL


Hanover, Germany: US President Barack Obama on Sunday urged China to increase pressure on North Korea after another "provocative" weapons test.

Speaking after a North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un hailed a submarine-launched ballistic missile test as an "eye-opening success," Obama said: "North Korea continues to engage in continuous provocative behaviour."

He added: "We have cultivated cooperation with the Chinese to put pressure on North Korea. Although it is not where we would completely like it to be."

AFP