Regional players are working feverishly ahead of that possible summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump next month.
One leader who is refusing to take any chances,... is Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
The White House confirmed on Monday that Trump and Abe have 'agreed to meet before the North Korea-U.S. summit.'
It also said the two leaders have "affirmed the shared imperative of achieving the complete and permanent dismantlement of North Korea's nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and ballistic missile programs."