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US, S Korean, Japanese Diplomats Agree to Counter N Korean Provocations

© REUTERS / KCNANorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches landing and anti-landing exercises being carried out by the Korean People's Army (KPA) at an unknown location, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on March 20, 2016
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches landing and anti-landing exercises being carried out by the Korean People's Army (KPA) at an unknown location, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on March 20, 2016 - Sputnik International
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US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Akitaka Saiki and South Korean Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Lim Sung-nam agreed on Tuesday to step up pressure on North Korea if Pyongyang continues provocative actions, South Korean KBS World Radio reported.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) smiles as he guides a test fire of a new multiple launch rocket system in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang March 4, 2016 - Sputnik International
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TOKYO (Sputnik) — Earlier in the day, Blinken, Lim and Saiki met in Seoul to discuss the ongoing situation on the Korean Peninsula.

According to the KBS World Radio, the high-ranking diplomats issued a strong condemnation of North Korea's nuclear and missile activities.

The broadcaster added that Lim said that the international community should not tolerate Pyongyang's provocations and North Korea could face punishment and isolation from the international community.

Tensions on the Korean Peninsula escalated after North Korea successfully carried out a hydrogen bomb test in early January and put a satellite into orbit a month later, violating UN Security Council resolutions and triggering condemnation from the international community.

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