Japan and South Korea agreed on Monday that North Korea needs to swiftly give a full account of its nuclear programmes, Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda said.
Speaking after meeting South Korean President Lee Myung-bak in Tokyo, Fukuda also welcomed Lee's stance on North Korea, which is tougher than what Pyongyang has seen from Seoul over the past decade and more in line with Tokyo's position.
Lee is visiting Tokyo after a trip to the United States, resuming summit diplomacy that had been suspended under his predecessor, who complained Japan had not offered proper contrition for its 1910-1945 rule of the Korean peninsula.
"On the nuclear issue, we confirmed the need for North Korea to swiftly make a correct and full declaration," Fukuda told a joint news conference with Lee after their meeting.