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China, S Korea agree to work for early talks on N Korea
Beijing, July 08: China and South Korea have agreed to work for the early resumption of direct talks to resolve the nuclear issue of their neighbour North Korea while insisting that the vexed issue should be resolved peacefully.
Beijing, July 08: China and South Korea have agreed to work for the early resumption of direct talks to resolve the nuclear issue of their neighbour North Korea while insisting that the vexed issue should be resolved peacefully.
This understanding was reached at the first meeting between Chinese President Hu Jintao and his South Korean counterpart, Roh Moo-Hyun who agreed the North Korean nuclear issue should be settled peacefully through talks, and the
Korean peninsula should be nuclear free
"China at the same time held that the security concerns of North Korea should be taken into account," Hu said after emerging from a two-hour meeting with Roh who arrived here on a four-day visit, which both described as "satisfactory" and "fruitful."
Roh said that he appreciated China's constructive role in settling the nuclear issue, and Hu said China was willing to continue its efforts to "find the most effective way to break the deadlock and avoid the situation from deteriorating".
The two leaders also called for efforts to continue the Beijing talks process on the Korean nuclear issue, Xinhua news agency reported late last night.
In late April, China had played host to the first direct talks in over six months between the US and North Korea, with both sides unrelenting on the sensitive nuclear issue.
Hu, who is also general secretary of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC), stressed that China was fully committed to maintaining peace and stability on the Korean peninsula, attached great importance to its non-nuclearisation status and stood firm on the peaceful resolution of the issue by dialogue. Bureau Report
"China at the same time held that the security concerns of North Korea should be taken into account," Hu said after emerging from a two-hour meeting with Roh who arrived here on a four-day visit, which both described as "satisfactory" and "fruitful."
Roh said that he appreciated China's constructive role in settling the nuclear issue, and Hu said China was willing to continue its efforts to "find the most effective way to break the deadlock and avoid the situation from deteriorating".
The two leaders also called for efforts to continue the Beijing talks process on the Korean nuclear issue, Xinhua news agency reported late last night.
In late April, China had played host to the first direct talks in over six months between the US and North Korea, with both sides unrelenting on the sensitive nuclear issue.
Hu, who is also general secretary of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC), stressed that China was fully committed to maintaining peace and stability on the Korean peninsula, attached great importance to its non-nuclearisation status and stood firm on the peaceful resolution of the issue by dialogue. Bureau Report