China, US to Hold Second Vice-foreign Ministerial Consultations in US Later This Year

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China, US to Hold Second Vice-foreign Ministerial Consultations in US Later This Year

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The second round of vice-foreign ministerial consultations on strategic security, multilateral arms control and non-proliferation will be held in the latter half of the year in the United States, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue said Tuesday.

The specific time will be finalized between the two sides, Zhang said at a press conference.

Zhang said Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister Wang Guangya and US Under Secretary of State John Bolton held the first round of vice-foreign ministerial consultations on strategic security, multilateral arms control and non-proliferation here Monday, in accordance with a consensus between the two heads of state last year.

Zhang said that in Monday's consultations 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 maintained that China and the United States, both influential countries in the world, have more common interests than differences in these fields, Zhang said.

In the new situation, Zhang said, the two countries should strengthen cooperation and coordination and work together to help maintain peace and security in the Asia-Pacific region as well as in the whole world.

Both sides expressed satisfaction with the results of the consultations and agreed that the consultations were constructive and helped promote mutual understanding, Zhang said. They agreed to continue dialogues on the above-mentioned issues, she said.

Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing also met with Bolton Monday, and they exchanged views on bilateral relations and other issues of common interest, Zhang said.

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