(MENAFN) The world ought to avoid being misguided by the recent "charm offensive" of Pyongyang, Japan warned during an international meeting on North Korea.

The remark was made by Foreign Minister Taro Kono amid inter-Korean talks over the North participation in the Winter Olympics.

The Vancouver meeting concluded with twenty foreign ministers granting their approval to raise pressure on North Korea. However, they also showed support for the inter-Korean talks in progress.

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