Foreign ministers of 20 countries support inter-Korean talks, diplomatic efforts on nuke issue

VANCOUVER, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- Foreign ministers of 20 countries, including the United States, South Korea and Canada, on Tuesday expressed their support for ongoing inter-Korean talks, hoping that they will lead to steady eased tensions going forward.

They also underlined the importance of diplomatic efforts to resolve the North's nuclear issue and agreed to take unilateral sanctions and diplomatic actions that go beyond United Nations' resolutions.
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