NANDI, Fiji, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Australian Prime Minister John Howard says he will consider helping an international effort to enforce sanctions against North Korea.
Speaking to the Australian Broadcasting Commission from Fiji after talks with a senior U.S. official, Howard said it was too early to say whether Australia is prepared to commit military assets, like warships, to help enforce the sanctions.
"Clearly it's something that we would look at, provided it was fully sanctioned internationally and provided that it stacks up," he said.
Howard is in Fiji for a meeting of leaders of South Pacific nations and the United States is lobbying the international community to support sanctions against North Korea because of its nuclear program.
He said U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Chris Hill will be in Canberra this weekend for more talks on the sanctions.
