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China calls for dialogue to solve Korean nuclear issue
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-10-20 16:32
Chinese President Hu Jintao met with visiting U.S. Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice Friday. [Full coverage on Korean nuclear issue]
"It is essential for the two countries to consult closely on major
international and regional issues, especially on highly complicated
nuclear issue on the Korean peninsula," Hu said.
Chinese President Hu Jintao meets US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, October 20, 2006. Rice
visited Japan and South Korea before arriving in China on Friday.
[Reuters]
Hu said Rice arrived in Beijing shortly after State Councilor Tang
Jiaxuan visited the United States as his special envoy.
"This shows that U.S. President George W. Bush and the U.S. government
attach great importance to the U.S.-China relations," he said.
Rice echoed Hu, saying her visit is a "sign of close cooperation" between
the two countries.
She also said "it is important that in the current difficult and complex
situation, the two countries coordinate closely and share ideas on the
Korean Peninsula nuclear issue."
Hu said the Chinese side continues to advocate the denuclearization of
the Korean Peninsula, opposes nuclear weapons proliferation and seeks a
peaceful solution to the nuclear issue.
China "firmly opposes" the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's
nuclear test and adheres to UN Security Council Resolution 1718, Hu said,
stressing that China will pursue a peaceful solution to the nuclear issue
on the Korean Peninsula through dialogue and negotiation.
Hu said China is willing to make joint efforts with all relevant parties
to handle the issue calmly and with restraint, so as to prevent the
situation from deteriorating or getting out of control, and to actively
create conditions for an early resumption of the six-party talks so as to
maintain the peace and security of the peninsula and in northeast Asia.
According to the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the DPRK
conducted an underground nuclear test on October 9.
The United Nations Security Council on October 14 unanimously adopted a
resolution imposing sanctions against the DPRK for its nuclear test.
The Korean nuclear issue is the most pressing issue in the world and the
U.S. side is willing to solve the issue through diplomatic channels and
does not want to worsen the situation, Rice said.
China is a responsible country and the cooperation between the United
States and China is very important for global and regional peace and
security, she added.
She said the U.S. side expects diplomatic efforts to bear fruit so that a
genuine denuclearization can be achieved in the peninsula.
Rice's visit to China comes amid international efforts to ease the
tension arising from the DPRK nuclear test on October 9.
China is the third leg of Rice's four-nation tour, which has already
taken her to Japan and the Republic of Korea. From China she will travel
to Russia.
Her visit comes "at an important and sensitive juncture", when China is
examining how to implement Resolution 1718, and is striving to achieve a
peaceful solution to the nuclear issue through diplomatic channels, said
Professor Zhu Feng from Beijing University.
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