Chinese FM stresses two directions in dealing with nuclear issue on Korean Peninsula

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here Friday that two basic directions must be stuck to while dealing with the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula.

"First, we must stay committed to the goal of denuclearization," Wang told a UN Security Council ministerial level meeting to discuss the nuclear activities of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

Denuclearization is the basic precondition for long-term peace and stability on the Peninsula and "what we must accomplish to safeguard the international nuclear non-proliferation regime," he said.

"Second, all parties should comprehensively understand and fully implement DPRK-related Security Council resolutions," he said.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres also briefed the special meeting, which was chaired by U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the Security Council this month.

Wang and foreign ministers or vice foreign ministers of Britain, Russia, Senegal and Japan, attended the meeting.

All the 15 members of the Security Council addressed the meeting, focusing on the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula and the implementation of relevant UN resolutions.

The DPRK conducted a hydrogen bomb test and a nuclear warhead explosion test on Jan. 6 and Sept. 9 of 2016, respectively.

The UN Security Council adopted resolutions on March 2 and Nov. 30 of 2016, respectively, demanding that the DPRK abandon its nuclear weapon and missile programs and imposing sanctions on it. Endit