Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Tuesday, January 21, 2003
China, US Hold Vice-Foreign Ministerial Level Consultations
Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister Wang Guangya and US Under Secretary of State John Bolton held the first round of consultations at the vice-foreign ministerial level on strategic security, multilateral arms control and non-proliferation in Beijing Monday.
Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister Wang Guangya and US Under Secretary of State John Bolton held the first round of consultations at the vice-foreign ministerial level on strategic security, multilateral arms control and non-proliferation in Beijing Monday.
The two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on the current situation of strategic security, international arms control and non-proliferation as well as the Iraq issue and the nuclear issue of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
The two sides agreed that the consultations helped promote mutual understanding and agreed to continue dialogues on the above-mentioned issues.
Bolton's visit was arranged according to a consensus between the two heads of state last year to set up a consultation mechanism at the vice-foreign ministerial level on strategic security, multilateral arms control and non-proliferation, ChineseForeign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue said last week.