Japan’s Abe urges N. Korea to refrain from taking further provocative actions - RTRS

Japanese PM Abe crossed the wires earlier on the day, via Reuters, speaking before the parliament on the North Korean nuclear missile development.

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 Urges North Korea to refrain from taking further provocative actions, comply with U.N. resolutions and abandon its nuclear missile development

Says he would exchange views on North Korea with Russian President Vladimir Putin when they hold a summit meeting later this month

Government was considering measures to respond to contingencies stemming from a potential crisis on the Korean peninsula, including floods of refugees and how to evacuate Japanese citizens from South Korea.

"We assume a series of responses in case of evacuees into Japan, such as protecting them, a process of landing, housing facilities and their management, and a screening whether our nation should protect them"