Daniel R. Russel: “Both the Republic of Korea and Japan are healthy, stable democracies. They are both important free-market economies.”

The President was able to point out that the United States will not compromise with our security or with the security of our allies.

The tremendous pressure that we have applied through both multilateral and national sanctions has generated serious headwinds for the DPRK regime.

We have no better allies or partners than Japan and the Republic of Korea.

We have united the world so that North Korea is denied regular access to the international system.