Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump held a 30-minute teleconference Monday about their commitment to dealing jointly with North Korea and demanded that Pyongyang "exercise self-restraint" rather than engage in more military provocations during its army's anniversary celebration.
The teleconference took place shortly before Trump held a similar conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Both bilateral conversations took place a day before Pyongyang plans to celebrate the 85th anniversary of the Korean People's Army.
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