After North Korea Missile Test, Envoys From Japan, US, South Korea Meet

North Korea's state media announced on Monday what it said were successful tests of a new long-range cruise missile.

Top nuclear envoys from Japan, the United States and South Korea held talks in Tokyo on Tuesday to discuss how to rein in North Korea's missile and nuclear programmes, a day after Pyongyang said it conducted a new long-range missile test. North Korea's state media announced on Monday what it said were successful tests of a new long-range cruise missile that analysts said could be the country's first such weapon with nuclear capabilities. "The recent developments in the DPRK are a reminder of the importance of close communication and cooperation from the three countries," Sung Kim, the U.S. special envoy for North Korea, said in his opening remarks, using the initials of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, its official name. The three countries have been discussing ways to break a standoff with North Korea over its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programmes, which have drawn international sanctions.