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China "seriously concerned" about Korean situation
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Jul 26, 2006 China told regional nations Wednesday it was "seriously concerned" about the situation on the Korean peninsula, as it campaigned here for North Korea to resume talks on its nuclear program. "As North Korea's neighbour, China is seriously concerned about the emergence of new, complex elements in the peace and stability of the Korean peninsula situation," said Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing. "This is caused by many reasons. Among them, there has been long-term enmity between some major parties and it has led to serious mistrust," he said. The comments, made at a meeting of Southeast Asian ministers together with their counterparts from China, Japan and South Korea, were relayed to the media by China's foreign ministry spokeswoman, Jiang Yu. China and South Korea are making a joint push for North Korea to come back to six-nation talks on its nuclear ambitions, which it has boycotted since November over US financial sanctions. "To narrow differences and to promote mutual trust, China has always made efforts to push forward the six-party progress through this platform to increase understanding and eliminate obstacles through dialogue, for the peaceful resolution of the problem," Li said. "The current situation is still serious. China as usual will be willing to play a constructive role and hopes all sides can exercise restraint, keep calm and to do more things which are conducive towards the resumption of six-party talks and to prevent the situation from getting worse." His comments were the strongest since arriving in the Malaysian capital for the ASEAN Regional Forum security dialogue which will be held on Friday, bringing together all the participants in the six-way talks. China has tentatively scheduled an informal session between the six countries' foreign ministers -- China, Japan, the two Koreas, the United States and Russia -- for Friday afternoon. But US envoy Christopher Hill said Wednesday that North Korea had given no sign that it was willing to rejoin the talks. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links
No sign from NKorea on nuke talks: US
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Jul 26, 2006 North Korea has given no sign that it is willing to rejoin talks on its nuclear program on the sidelines of regional security talks here, US envoy Christopher Hill said Wednesday. |
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