Meanwhile, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said China is paying close attention to the developments on the peninsula.

LU KANG CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN "The international community has paid attention to the recent positive transformation on the Korean peninsula, and my colleagues have explained China's attitude on this many times. I can firmly assure you that China has been in close touch with relevant parties, on how to push the transformation of the situation, and push the issue back to the track of dialogue and political resolutions."