China calls for emergency talks
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November 29, 2010, Monday
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CHINA called for emergency talks on resolving a crisis on the Korean Peninsula yesterday, and South Korea and Japan said they would study the proposal.
China made clear that the talks would not amount to a resumption of six-party disarmament discussions which North Korea walked out of two years ago and declared dead.
South Korea said it would carefully consider China's suggestion.
China, which agreed with South Korea that the current situation was "worrisome," suggested talks in December among North and South Korea, host China, the United States, Japan and Russia.
"The Chinese side, after careful deliberation, proposes emergency consultations among the heads of delegation to the six-party talks in early December in Beijing to exchange views on major issues of concern to the parties at present," said Wu Dawei, China's special representative for the Korean Peninsula affairs.
"A series of complicated factors have recently emerged on the Korean Peninsula. The international community, particularly members of the six-party Talks, is deeply concerned," said Wu.
It was necessary for the heads of delegations "to exchange views on these major issues and make due contributions to maintaining peace and stability on the peninsula and easing tensions in northeast Asia," he said.
Wu said the proposed consultations did not mean the resumption of the six-party talks, but he hoped they could "help create conditions" for the resumption of the talks.
South Korea said North Korea's recent moves "caused negative effects" on efforts by relevant parties, its Foreign Ministry spokesman Kim Young-sun said in a statement.
In this case, China's proposal on consultations "should be studied deliberately," Kim said.
Japan was non-committal. "We want to respond cautiously while cooperating closely with South Korea and the United States," Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Tetsuro Fukuyama said.
China made clear that the talks would not amount to a resumption of six-party disarmament discussions which North Korea walked out of two years ago and declared dead.
South Korea said it would carefully consider China's suggestion.
China, which agreed with South Korea that the current situation was "worrisome," suggested talks in December among North and South Korea, host China, the United States, Japan and Russia.
"The Chinese side, after careful deliberation, proposes emergency consultations among the heads of delegation to the six-party talks in early December in Beijing to exchange views on major issues of concern to the parties at present," said Wu Dawei, China's special representative for the Korean Peninsula affairs.
"A series of complicated factors have recently emerged on the Korean Peninsula. The international community, particularly members of the six-party Talks, is deeply concerned," said Wu.
It was necessary for the heads of delegations "to exchange views on these major issues and make due contributions to maintaining peace and stability on the peninsula and easing tensions in northeast Asia," he said.
Wu said the proposed consultations did not mean the resumption of the six-party talks, but he hoped they could "help create conditions" for the resumption of the talks.
South Korea said North Korea's recent moves "caused negative effects" on efforts by relevant parties, its Foreign Ministry spokesman Kim Young-sun said in a statement.
In this case, China's proposal on consultations "should be studied deliberately," Kim said.
Japan was non-committal. "We want to respond cautiously while cooperating closely with South Korea and the United States," Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Tetsuro Fukuyama said.
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