G7 foreign ministers on Tuesday (April 18th) urged Pyongyang to “refrain” from any further nuclear testing or ballistic missile launches on pain of a “robust” response, after two days of discussions at a meeting in Japan.

“We call on North Korea to refrain from any further destabilizing or provocative actions,” the foreign ministers of major industrialized countries said, pledging a “swift, united and robust international response” if necessary.

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