. >> reporter: president lee hmongback chaired the summit. he wrapped things up by saying the meeting didn't officially deal with north korea's rocket launch plan. but delegates did speak about it. >> translator: even china says right now north korea should be spending money on its people rather than on military affairs. >> reporter: lee and other leaders met about the launch on the sidelines of the summit, they are putting pressure on the north and they all want china to join them. it's the country with the most influence on the reclusive nation. for now, china's president hu jintao is only asking north korean authorities to show restraint. other leaders are going much further. >> north korea will achieve nothing by threats or by provocations. north korea knows its obligations and it must take irreversible steps to meet those obligations. >> reporter: japanese prime minister yoshihiko noda says the launch would violate u.n. security council resolutions. russian president dmitry medvedev is urging north korea to show restraint. its ministry s