Russian, Japanese foreign ministers discuss North Korea’s nuclear test - Russian Foreign Ministry

MOSCOW, September 12. /TASS/. Russian and Japanese Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Fumio Kishida have discussed the nuclear test conducted by North Korea last week, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported on Monday, adding that the telephone conversation was initiated by the Japanese side. "They also discussed North Korea’s nuclear test conducted in violation of the relevant UN Security Council resolutions," the ministry noted. "The Russian side pointed to the need for strictly complying with these resolutions and the importance of the political and diplomatic settlement of the situation in the context of the overall military and political detente in Northeast Asia." North Korea carried out its fifth nuclear test on September 9. Pyongyang said it confirmed that the nuclear warhead could be installed on the country’s ballistic missiles. The South Korean Defense Ministry has said that it is the most powerful nuclear device North Korea has tested so far. Its yield is estimated at about 10 kilotonnes. Prior to that, North Korea conducted four nuclear tests - in 2006, 2009, 2013 and January 2016. Read more