The foreign ministers of China and the Republic of Korea (South
Korea) said in a telephone conversation on Wednesday that both
nations hope that all parties involved in the six-party talks will
step up their diplomatic efforts, avoid complicating the situation
on the Korean Peninsula and push for early resumption of the
talks.
Chinese Foreign Minister Li
Zhaoxing and his South Korean counterpart Ban Ki-moon are both
looking for a peaceful solution through dialogue and a
nuclear-weapon free peninsula.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)
announced last week that it was pulling out of the talks. The last
round of talks, involving, China, South Korea, Russia, Japan and
the US as well as North Korea, took place in June 2004
The two ministers also said they were pleased at the progress
made in their countries' bilateral relationship in the past year
and that they will continue advancing their comprehensive
partnership.
(Xinhua News Agency, China.org.cn February 17, 2005)