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On January 13, 2023, US President Joe Biden meets with Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

13 January (Reuters) - The US and Japan reiterated the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait on Friday, and warned Russia against using a nuclear weapon in Ukraine.

Following their discussion, US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida released a joint statement in which they referred to North Korea's "provocations."

The statement said: "We strenuously condemn any unilateral attempts to change the status quo by coercion anywhere in the world.