Hu to urge new talks on N. Korea during US trip
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January 13, 2011, Thursday
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PRESIDENT Hu Jintao will call for new talks on North Korea when he makes a state visit to the United States next week, Vice Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai said yesterday.
Hu's long-planned January 18-21 trip will include a stop in the midwestern business hub of Chicago, Cui said.
He said Hu would meet US President Barack Obama, other administration figures and members of Congress, and deliver a speech. He did not give any other details, saying the two sides were still finalizing arrangements, but he said North Korea would be among the issues discussed.
China and the US "have broad common interests and share the same goal on the Korean nuclear issue," Cui said.
He urged a quick resumption of six-nation talks on North Korean nuclear disarmament, along with the implementation of past commitments. The long-stalled negotiations among North Korea and South Korea, China, Russia, Japan and the US produced a 2005 agreement in which North Korea pledged to dismantle its nuclear programs in exchange for economic aid and diplomatic concessions.
"I am confident that with joint efforts (with the US) the upcoming state visit by President Hu will be a full success," Cui said.
Hu's trip reciprocates Obama's state visit to China in November 2009.
The White House said in announcing the visit last month that Hu's trip would "highlight the importance of expanding cooperation between the United States and China."
Obama and his wife are to host Hu at an official state dinner on January 19.
Hu's long-planned January 18-21 trip will include a stop in the midwestern business hub of Chicago, Cui said.
He said Hu would meet US President Barack Obama, other administration figures and members of Congress, and deliver a speech. He did not give any other details, saying the two sides were still finalizing arrangements, but he said North Korea would be among the issues discussed.
China and the US "have broad common interests and share the same goal on the Korean nuclear issue," Cui said.
He urged a quick resumption of six-nation talks on North Korean nuclear disarmament, along with the implementation of past commitments. The long-stalled negotiations among North Korea and South Korea, China, Russia, Japan and the US produced a 2005 agreement in which North Korea pledged to dismantle its nuclear programs in exchange for economic aid and diplomatic concessions.
"I am confident that with joint efforts (with the US) the upcoming state visit by President Hu will be a full success," Cui said.
Hu's trip reciprocates Obama's state visit to China in November 2009.
The White House said in announcing the visit last month that Hu's trip would "highlight the importance of expanding cooperation between the United States and China."
Obama and his wife are to host Hu at an official state dinner on January 19.
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