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17:05, 13-Feb-2018
MOFA: China welcomes negotiation between US and DPRK
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"We welcome and affirm the positive momentum of recent developments on the Korean Peninsula," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang told reporters at a regular press conference on Tuesday.
China always believes that dialogue and negotiations between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the US are essential in solving the Korean Peninsula issue. "We hope that the two sides will keep interaction around the uneasy momentum of the Winter Olympics, and as a starting point, open the political dialogue door step by step," Geng said.
The core of the Korean Peninsula issue is the contradiction between the DPRK and the US. "China hopes the interaction between the DPRK and the South Korea can be transformed into the interaction between the DPRK and the United States," Geng added.
Geng Shuang stressed that the pressure of sanctions should be turned into a momentum of negotiation in a timely manner, and the DPRK and the United States should seize the window of opportunity, showing sincerity and making meaningful steps in a timely and decisive manner.
At the same time, the international community should come and further guide the situation on the Korean Peninsula in the right direction, making a real effort to promote the realization of denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
(Top photo: Kim Jong Un held a meeting in central Pyongyang on February 12 with members of the high-level DPRK delegation that visited ROK to attend the opening of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. /VCG Photo)
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