Kerry: U.S., China 'absolutely united' on denuclearization of N. Korea

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday that Washington, Beijing, Seoul and Tokyo are "absolutely united" in their efforts to convince North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons program.

Kerry made the remarks after holding bilateral talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of a regional security forum here. He also held three-way talks with the top diplomats of South Korea and Japan before meeting with Wang.

"All four of us are absolutely united and absolutely firm in our insistence that the future with respect to North Korea must include denuclearization," Kerry said in a press conference. "China made it clear to me that they have made very firm statements and very firm steps they have taken with respect to the implementation of that policy." (Yonhap)