China urges efforts to resume six-party talks


Xinhua, February 24, 2011

Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Wednesday urged related parties to make efforts to create conditions for early resumption of long-stalled six-party talks on Korean peninsula's denuclearization.

Chinese Foreign Minster Yang Jiechi (R) shakes hands with South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan (L) in Seoul, capital of South Korea, Feb. 23, 2011. [He Lulu/Xinhua]

The remarks came at a meeting between Yang, who arrived in Seoul earlier in the day on a two-day visit, and his South Korean counterpart Kim Sung-hwan.

During the meeting, Yang stressed that China always actively supports inter-Korean dialogue, and has been long committed to maintaining peace and stability on the Korean peninsula, push ahead process of denuclearization and achieve long-term stability in the peninsula and the whole region.

Though the tension on the peninsula has eased somewhat recently thanks to the joint efforts by related parties, uncertainties still remain, the Chinese top diplomat said.

China hopes all parties concerned will focus on the overall interest and make more efforts to create conditions for early resumption of the international nuclear disarmament talks, and get the relevant issues on the peninsula back to the track of dialogue and consultation, Yang said.

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