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China calls for dialogue to solve Korean nuclear issue
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-10-20 16:32
Wen: Korean nuclear issue at 'crossroad'
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao Friday said "there is no other choice but
diplomacy" when addressing the Korean peninsular nuclear issue.
"The Korean peninsular nuclear issue now stands at the crossroad and what
course to follow is directly related to the peace and stability in east
Asia and the world at large," Wen told visiting US Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice.
"There is no other choice but diplomacy and dialogue," Wen said.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) meets with visiting US Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice in Beijing October 20, 2006. Wen said the Korean nuclear
issue is "at a crossroad" and dialogue is the only choice to deal with
the issue. [Reuters]
Prior to the meeting, State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan met with Rice.
"Fortunately, my visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
(DPRK) this time has not been in vain," Tang told Rice at the start of
their meeting.
Tang, who visited Pyongyang as special envoy of President Hu Jintao on
Wednesday and Thursday, conveyed Hu's message to DPRK leader Kim Jong Il
during the visit.
In talks with her Chinese counterpart Li Zhaoxing, Rice said they talked
about "the importance of leaving open a path of negotiations of the
six-party talks."
The six-party talks on the Korean nuclear issue remained stalled since
the last round of meeting was held in Beijing last November.
The last round of talks, involving China, DPRK, the United States, the
Republic of Korea, Russia and Japan, ended up with a Chairman's
Statement, in which the parties concerned agreed to resume the talks as
soon as possible.
Rice came to the Chinese capital amid international efforts to ease the
tension arising from the DPRK nuclear test on October 9.
Earlier in the day, Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing held talks with
Rice at Beijing's Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.
"We hope all relevant parties will keep cool-headed, adopt a prudent and
responsible attitude and adhere to dialogue," Li told reporters following
his one-hour talks with Rice.
"China would like to work more closely with relevant parties to break the
stalemate and resume the stalled Six-Party Talks," Li said.
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) meets with China's State
Councillor Tang Jiaxuan in Beijing October 20, 2006. Tang told Rice on
Friday that his trip to North Korea earlier this week was not made in
vain. [Reuters]
Rice said the nuclear test announcement of the Democratic People's
Republic of Korea (DPRK) was "a serious provocation" and it "poses
threat" to international peace and security.
At the brief joint appearance with Li, Rice said both President Bush and
Chinese President Hu Jintao want a peaceful diplomatic solution. She did
not mention the US military commitment to defend allies Japan and South
Korea from an attack by the North, a centerpiece of her remarks in those
nations earlier this week.
"We also talked about the importance of leaving open a path to
negotiation," through the six-way arms talks, Rice said. North Korea has
boycotted the negotiations for nearly a year. Rice said the North "should
return to those talks without condition," and begin to carry out an
agreement it made last year to give up its weapons program.
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