North Korea’s nuclear issue must be resolved peacefully, China says
Almaty. September 19. Silkroadnews - North Korea's nuclear problem must be resolved peacefully, China says, Reuters reported.
“The North Korean nuclear issue must be resolved peacefully,” report quoted Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi saying during a meeting at the United Nations.
It is noted that the United States, South Korea, and separately Russia and China launched military exercises to demonstrate strength against North Korea, which repeatedly defied the United Nations carrying out nuclear and ballistic missiles tests.
“The current deepening vicious cycle must be broken. Resuming peace talks is an equally important step in implementing security council resolutions,” Wang said.
It is reported that Russia supported China’s proposal to halt the joint military exercises by the United States and South Korea with the simultaneous North Korea’s termination of missile and nuclear tests.
According to the publication, Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed pressure on North Korea through economic sanctions imposed by the U.N.
“Pyongyang carried out the latest in a rapid series of missile launches by firing another mid-range ballistic missile over Japan on Friday, soon after its sixth and most powerful nuclear test on Sept. 3, in defiance of United Nations sanctions and other international pressure,” the publication reads.