
WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya on Tuesday discussed concerns over North Korea's political and security alignment with Russia, the State Department said in a statement.
The two leaders also discussed China’s support for Russia’s defense industrial base, the department said.
(Reporting by Jasper Ward
Editing by Shri Navaratnam)
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