Japan PM: U N N Korea resolution a ''strong message''

ST PETERSBURG, Russia, July 16 (Reuters) The U N Security Council resolution on North Korea sends a ''strong message'' to Pyongyang about its missile launches, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said today, according to officials.

The Japan-initiated resolution, which was passed unanimously yesterday, imposes weapons-related sanctions on Pyongyang.

Koizumi made the remarks in a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the sidelines of the Group of Eight advanced nations summit.

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