Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing talked yesterday with his 12
counterparts on the review by the UN Security Council on North
Korea's missile test-firing.
Li exchanged views on the issue in phone conversations with
foreign ministers of eleven member countries of the Security
Council as well as South Korea.
Li stressed that any action should be conducive to maintaining
the peace and stability in the region and the unity of the Security
Council.
Li had discussed with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on
the UN's response to the missile tests by North Korea via telephone
on Saturday.
North Korea launched seven missiles Wednesday morning, and the
UN Security Council met the same day for an emergency meeting on
the issue.
Jiang Yu, a spokeswoman for the Foreign Ministry, said earlier
that China hopes the UN response to North Korea's missile tests
will be helpful in promoting peace and stability on the Korean
Peninsula.
China believes that instead of seeking sanctions against
Pyongyang, the Security Council can best make a unanimous and firm
response to its missile launch "through a statement that sends a
strong message," Chinese Ambassador to the UN Wang Guangya said on
Friday.
(Xinhua News Agency July 10, 2006)
