Blue House says Kim-Xi dialogue represents progress in denuclearization of Peninsula
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China will play a constructive role in denuclearizing the regime.
That's the word from South's top office as it evaluates the third Pyongyang-Beijing summit in as many months.
Reporting from the presidential office in Seoul,... is our Hwang Ho-jun.
In his regular press briefing Wednesday morning, the Blue House spokesperson said the latest North Korea-China summit is believed to have moved the denuclearization process a step further.
He also said South Korea's top office hopes Beijing will continue to help North Korea achieve a stable and complete denuclearization.
The words "stable" and "complete,"... according to Kim Eui-kyeom,... mean China's presence would act as a safety valve in the many negotiations to come during the denuclearization process.
Those comments from the Blue House... were made after news broke that in their summit... North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed to cooperate on denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula... and that China has promise to play to a continued, constructive role in the future.
This was Kim and Xi's third meeting in three months.
It came just a week after Kim Jong-un had his historic first face-to-face meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Singapore on June 12th.
The Blue House confirmed that President Moon had had no direct communication or phone conversation with his Chinese counterpart, but emphasized that diplomats from Seoul and Beijing are in constant, active communication.
Considering Beijing's involvement of the 1950 Korean War and that it was one of the signatories of the armistice agreement,... the Blue House is acknowledging China as a close stakeholder on matters regarding the two Koreas establish peace and said it will continue to closely monitor any developments in Pyongyang-Beijing relations.
Hwang Hojun, Arirang News.
That's the word from South's top office as it evaluates the third Pyongyang-Beijing summit in as many months.
Reporting from the presidential office in Seoul,... is our Hwang Ho-jun.
In his regular press briefing Wednesday morning, the Blue House spokesperson said the latest North Korea-China summit is believed to have moved the denuclearization process a step further.
He also said South Korea's top office hopes Beijing will continue to help North Korea achieve a stable and complete denuclearization.
The words "stable" and "complete,"... according to Kim Eui-kyeom,... mean China's presence would act as a safety valve in the many negotiations to come during the denuclearization process.
Those comments from the Blue House... were made after news broke that in their summit... North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed to cooperate on denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula... and that China has promise to play to a continued, constructive role in the future.
This was Kim and Xi's third meeting in three months.
It came just a week after Kim Jong-un had his historic first face-to-face meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Singapore on June 12th.
The Blue House confirmed that President Moon had had no direct communication or phone conversation with his Chinese counterpart, but emphasized that diplomats from Seoul and Beijing are in constant, active communication.
Considering Beijing's involvement of the 1950 Korean War and that it was one of the signatories of the armistice agreement,... the Blue House is acknowledging China as a close stakeholder on matters regarding the two Koreas establish peace and said it will continue to closely monitor any developments in Pyongyang-Beijing relations.
Hwang Hojun, Arirang News.