LONDON (Sputnik) — British Prime Minister Teresa May told US President Donald Trump in phone talks on Tuesday that she will work with European leaders to take further measures to exert pressure on North Korea over Pyongyang's most recent missile and nuclear test, a Downing Street spokesperson said.
"Mrs May said Britain would work with the US and international partners to continue to exert economic pressure on North Korea through further measures including sanctions," the spokesperson said in a statement.
May and Trump also agreed that China must use all leverage on Pyongyang to stop further illegal missile and nuclear tests.
A day ago, another European leader, German Chancellor Angela Merkel held talks with Trump on the response to North Korea's move.
The US drafted a resolution on the response to the North Korean nuclear test on Monday. So far, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told US State Secretary Rex Tillerson in a phone conversation that Russia is ready to consider a draft UN Security Council resolution on North Korea under certain conditions.
Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin told journalists at the BRICS summit in China that North Korea will not abandon the development of nuclear weapons under the pressure of sanctions since it regards this program as a security issue, thus, the problem could only be solved by diplomatic means.
