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President XiJinping said on Friday that he hopes Pyongyang and Washington will meet eachother halfway and accommodate each other’s legitimate concerns so there can becontinuous progress in peninsula peace talks.
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习大大希望和美朝的会谈达成妥协会促进更加和平
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He made theremark while meeting with Ri Yong-ho, foreign minister of the DemocraticPeople’s Republic of Korea, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. # _0 h7 j6 W/ F% F! t5 q% u& I
This year thesituation on the Korean Peninsula has seen some positive changes, and the issuehas returned to the right track of political settlement, Xi said.
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He said Chinawill, as always, support the DPRK and the Republic of Korea in improving theirrelations and push forward reconciliation and cooperation. He called forcontinuous and closer communication between the foreign ministries of Beijingand Pyongyang to promote bilateral ties and a political settlement on thepeninsula. 2 J3 L' i: C7 q5 Z
Xi urged the twonations to host events celebrating the 70th anniversary of their diplomaticties next year to promote the long-term healthy and stable development of theirrelations.
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Xi said theCommunist Party of China and the Chinese government attach great importance torelations with the DPRK, which is an unwavering policy. He noted thatDPRK top leader Kim Jong-un made three visits to China this year, and he saidhe is very pleased to see that the consensuses reached by the two nations havebeen implemented.
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He added thatChina supports efforts of the people of the DPRK, under the leadership of Kim,chairman of the Workers’ Party of Korea and chairman of the State AffairsCommission of the DPRK, to explore a path suiting its national conditions. : I0 [; o0 x" ]2 m; w) i% ]
Ri said thethree meetings between Xi and Kim this year have charted the course forelevating the nations’ traditional friendship for the new era. He said the DPRKwill stay committed to the peninsula’s denuclearization and is willing tomaintain close communication and coordination with China over the peace andstability of the peninsula and the region. / h. |; H! J3 n6 n" y1 Z
Ri’s three-dayChina visit, starting on Thursday, came after a meeting between Xi and his UScounterpart, Donald Trump, during a working dinner after the G20 Leaders’Summit in Argentina. , {6 x* J% ^* Q( h* n# d/ {
Xi told Trumpthat China supports a second meeting with Kim, and Beijing hopes Washington andPyongyang will advance the denuclearization process and establishment of apeace mechanism.
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From:new soul Economics News(纽颂国内经济新闻) Chinadaily Information |