China News Service, Beijing, June 19 (Reporter Zhang Ziyang) Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian introduced in Beijing on the 19th that Yang Jiechi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Work Committee, and US Secretary of State Pompeo held a dialogue in Hawaii. The content of the North Korean question.
A reporter asked: On June 18, US Assistant Secretary of State Shi Dawei said at a briefing that US Secretary of State Pompeo discussed the North Korean issue during a dialogue with Director Yang Jiechi. The North Korean issue is clearly an area where the United States and China can cooperate. If the US and China cooperate on this issue, North Korea may realize the importance of returning to the negotiating table and discussing the DPRK nuclear program and other issues. what opinions do the Chinese have on this issue?
Zhao Lijian said that China has recently released information on the dialogue between Yang Jiechi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and director of the Office of the Central Committee on Foreign Affairs, and US Secretary of State Pompeo in Hawaii.
Zhao Lijian pointed out that regarding the Korean Peninsula issue, Director Yang Jiechi said in the dialogue that it is in the interest of all parties to advance the political settlement process of the Peninsula issue. China has always insisted on maintaining peace and stability on the peninsula, achieving denuclearization on the peninsula, persisting in solving problems through dialogue and consultation, and advocating for a political solution to the peninsula issue in accordance with the "dual track and parallel" approach and the principle of "stepping and moving synchronously". It is hoped that the United States and the DPRK will move towards each other, take good care of each other’s reasonable concerns, and make practical efforts to promote the political settlement of the Peninsula issue. (Finish)