05/04/2009
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"The U.S.-Japan Alliance is the cornerstone for regional peace and security as well as a platform for global cooperation."
"The United States and Japan are closely united in the cause of alleviating human suffering by ending extreme poverty, increasing economic opportunities, and enabling resilient, democratic societies."
"I share President Park's vision of a unified Korea that's free from the fear of war and nuclear weapons."
"We have also joined together to urge North Korea to address the systemic and gross human rights violations being perpetrated on its people."