Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Sunday, December 29, 2002
China Hopes to Ease Tension on DPRK Nuclear Issue
China hoped the current tension related to the nuclear issue of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) could be eased through dialogue so as to maintain peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Saturday.
China hoped the current tension related to the nuclear issue of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) could be eased through dialogue so as to maintain peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Saturday.
Spokesman Liu Jianchao, when asked to comment on the current situation of the DPRK nuclear issue, said China was deeply concerned with the current development of the issue.
China considered the 1994 Agreed Framework was conducive to thedenuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, he said, adding that allparties concerned shouldered the responsibility to maintain and abide by the agreement, Liu said.