Summit in the U.S.

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After delivering his keynote speech at the U.N. General Assembly, President Moon Jae-in held a summit meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. Washington has agreed to support South Korea’s purchase and development of high-tech weapons. At a trilateral meeting among the leaders of South Korea, the U.S. and Japan, the South Korean president and the Japanese prime minister expressed support for the U.S. government's new executive order on additional sanctions against North Korea.

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South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump strongly condemned Pyongyang's provocations and agreed to maintain and further bolster the defense capabilities of the bilateral alliance.

[Soundbite] Pres. Moon Jae-in : "North Korea's provocations are deplorable and outrageous. The United States responded firmly very well."

[Soundbite] Donald Trump(U.S. President)

The United States pledged support to allow South Korea to purchase and develop state-of-the-art military assets. The two leaders have also agreed to expand the deployment of the U.S. strategic assets on the Korean Peninsula and in neighboring regions. Sources say they also discussed the deployment of nuclear powered submarines. The two leaders reaffirmed their common goal of denuclearizing North Korea in a peaceful way. At an ensuring trilateral luncheon, President Trump told his South Korean and Japanese counterparts that he had signed a new executive order on unilateral sanctions on foreign banks and firms that do business with North Korea. He mentioned a media report saying that the People's Bank of China had instructed local banks to halt all transactions with the North. The South Korean and Japanese heads of state expressed support for the new sanctions.

[Soundbite] Pres. Moon Jae-in : "I believe the new sanctions will have a strong effect in completely denuclearizing North Korea."

The three heads of state have agreed to intensify pressure and toughen sanctions to push Pyongyang to return to the negotiating table and to closely cooperate with China and Russia.