- Title: Russia, China urge caution in countering N.Korea's nuclear programme
- Date: 26th May 2017
- Summary: MOSCOW, RUSSIA (MAY 26, 2017) (REUTERS) RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER, SERGEI LAVROV, AND CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER, WANG YI ARRIVING FOR NEWS CONFERENCE MEDIA (SOUNDBITE) (Chinese) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER, WANG YI, SAYING (ACCORDING TO OFFICIAL TRANSLATION): "Using the force can only worsen the situation and could lead to serious consequences." WANG YI AND LAVROV AT NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (Chinese) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER, WANG YI, SAYING (ACCORDING TO OFFICIAL TRANSLATION): "We hope that South Korea and its new government will be able to maintain its political course and will also make an effort to resume the talks with North Korea". WANG YI AND LAVROV AT NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (Chinese) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER, WANG YI, SAYING (ACCORDING TO OFFICIAL TRANSLATION): "We hope that North Korea will refrain from actions that violate the UN resolution and will be able to resume talks." WANG YI AND LAVROV AT NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER, SERGEI LAVROV, SAYING: "We think it is very important to take urgent steps to prevent further escalation of confrontation around the Korean peninsula. All (U.N.) Security Council resolutions must be fulfilled. I want to remind once again that these resolutions demand to terminate once and for all - all nuclear missile tests and suggest certain ways to influence Pyongyang." WANG YI LISTENING (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER, SERGEI LAVROV, SAYING: "But these resolutions foresee an opportunity to continue talks, the need to resolve talks in order to find only political solution for the problem. The danger of attempts to use force is admitted by all sides." LAVROV AND WANG YI STANDING UP, LEAVING
- Embargoed: 9th June 2017 15:30
- Keywords: North Korea Sergei Lavrov China Russia
- Location: MOSCOW, RUSSIA
- City: MOSCOW, RUSSIA
- Country: Russia
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace
- Reuters ID: LVA0016IH55JB
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- Story Text: Russian and Chinese foreign ministers discussed measures that would counter North Korea's nuclear programme but at the same time won't hamper a political settlement in the region.
At the talks in Moscow on Friday (May 26) Sergei Lavrov and Wang Yi agreed that the use of force on the Korean peninsula would only worsen the situation
Chinese foreign minister expressed hope that talks with Pyongyang could be resumed and that South Korea and its new government would "be able to maintain its political course and will also make an effort to resume the talks with North Korea".
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov urged to find political solution to the latest political crisis surrounding North Korea' nuclear programme.
"We think it is very important to take urgent steps to prevent further escalation of confrontation around the Korean peninsula. All (U.N.) Security Council resolutions must be fulfilled", Lavrov said.
"The danger of attempts to use force is admitted by all sides," he added. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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