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South Korea, China agree to manage North Korea issue peacefully, in stable manner

The leaders of South Korea and China on Saturday understood the need to manage the security situation on the Korean peninsula in a stable manner and agreed to resolve North Korea-related tensions peacefully after a summit meeting, the South's presidential office said.

 

For this, the two countries will strengthen strategic talks on all levels, presidential spokesman Yoon Young-chan told reporters in Danang, Vietnam where the summit meeting between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping was held on the sidelines of an APEC summit.

 

Tension on the Korean peninsula rose last month as North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump exchanged war-like threats and insults over the North's nuclear and missile development program. China has been urged by both South Korea and the United States to take a more active role in curbing North Korea's nuclear and missile ambitions. Beijing has said it is complying with United Nations Security Council sanctions and doing all it can to curb the isolated state's provocative actions.

 


פרסום ראשון: 11.11.17, 15:57