Britain stands shoulder to shoulder with Japan on North Korea - Johnson

Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson (L) shakes hands with Japan's Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida at the start of their meeting at the foreign ministry's Iikura guest house in Tokyo, Japan July 21, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai

TOKYO (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said on Friday his country stands with Japan in efforts to rein in North Korea's nuclear and missile development, and called on China to help bring Pyongyang back to negotiations with world powers.

"Britain stands shoulder to shoulder alongside Japan in our steadfast determination to stop North Korea's persistent violation of U.N. resolutions," Johnson told a joint news conference with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida.