Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Moon Jae In agreed Tuesday to take a tough stance in dealing with North Korea's provocative acts, with the latter saying now is not the time to hold dialogue with Pyongyang, a Japanese government source said.

Abe and Moon agreed Pyongyang's provocative actions were "intolerable" and confirmed they would promote bilateral and trilateral security coordination involving their ally the United States.

Moon made the remarks in a telephone conversation with Abe following North Korea's latest ballistic missile launch. The new president, who was inaugurated earlier this month, has previously called for inter-Korean dialogue, in a deviation from his conservative predecessors.

The prime minister told Moon that dialogue for dialogue's sake is meaningless and it is important to pile pressure on North Korea, stressing the crucial role of China.

At the same time, Moon stressed during the 15-minute call that North Korea must continue to be told of the possibility of dialogue in exchange for abandoning its nuclear weapons development, according to South Korea's presidential office.

The two leaders affirmed that they will continue to closely cooperate in dealing with the situation surrounding North Korea, according to the Japanese government.

On Monday, North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile that flew around 400 kilometers and apparently fell in Japan's exclusive economic zone in the Sea of Japan, marking the third launch in three weeks in defiance of U.N. resolutions.

North Korea said Tuesday through its Korean Central News Agency that the missile hit its target with an accuracy of 7 meters.

Noting that South Korea and Japan are most exposed to the North Korean threat, Moon hailed Abe's contribution in releasing a communique after the Group of Seven summit in Italy last week urging Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs.

South Korea's presidential office also said Abe told Moon he will soon dispatch a special envoy after the new South Korean leader sent Moon Hee Sang, a heavyweight lawmaker of his ruling Democratic Party, earlier this month to Tokyo.