US President Barack Obama and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang agreed to intensify cooperation within the UN Security Council due to new nuclear tests that North Korea conducted, - is reported by Reuters referring to the statement of the White House. Meeting of the Parties was held at the UN General Assembly. "Both leaders condemned North Korea for conducting a nuclear test on September 9, and decided to strengthen cooperation in the framework of the UN Security Council", - said in a White House statement.

 The US and China have also begun discussions on possible UN sanctions against North Korea because of nuclear test, but Beijing did not answer directly whether they would support tough measures against this country.

In early September in North Korea near the site of the nuclear tests there was an aftershocks recorded with magnitude 5.3 points and later North Korea has confirmed the fifth nuclear test.

The test was performed at 68-th anniversary of the founding of the DPRK. According to the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Korea, the power of the exploded device was 10 kilotons, meaning that it was the most powerful nuclear test in the history of North Korea.

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