U.S. President Joe Biden / Reuters

U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday highlighted the need to completely denuclearize the Korean Peninsula.

Biden made the remarks in a call with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, according to the White House.

"They discussed regional security issues, including China and North Korea," a White House readout of the call said.

"They together affirmed the necessity of complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, and the early resolution of the abductions issue," it added.

Biden has repeatedly said his administration will work with U.S. allies, including South Korea and Japan, to denuclearize North Korea.