China says dialogue vital to tackle Korean peninsula crisis

Record ID: 905431

  • Title: China says dialogue vital to tackle Korean peninsula crisis
  • Date: 6th August 2017
  • Summary: MANILA, PHILIPPINES (AUGUST 6, 2017) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE REX TILLERSON SHAKING HANDS WITH CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER WANG YI AND WALKING AWAY/REX SAYING (English): "NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN" CAMERAMEN FILMING WANG SPEAKING TO MEDIA (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER, WANG YI, SAYING: "We of course talked about Korean peninsula's nuclear issue and that the U.N. Security Council just passed another resolution against North Korea early this morning. Both sides reaffirmed that we must fully and comprehensively implement this new Security Council resolution." JOURNALISTS LISTENING
  • Embargoed: 20th August 2017 14:05
  • Keywords: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson China's foreign minister sanctions on North Korea
  • Location: MANILA, PHILIPPINES
  • City: MANILA, PHILIPPINES
  • Country: China
  • Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016T0PQ2T
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:China's foreign minister said on Sunday (August 6) new U.N. Security Council sanctions on North Korea were the right response to a series of missile tests, but dialogue was vital to resolve a complex and sensitive issue now at a "critical juncture".
    Wang Yi, who met on Sunday with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on the sidelines of a regional meeting in Manila, said both countries acknowledged and urged "fully and comprehensively" implementation of the U.N. Security Council's decision.
    The Security Council on Saturday (August 5) unanimously imposed the new sanctions on Pyongyang over its two July intercontinental ballistic missile tests, a move that could slash by a third the Asian state's $3 billion annual export revenue.
    The United States, which has long maintained that China has not done enough to rein in North Korea, negotiated with China for a month on the new resolution before putting it to the Security Council.
    The standoff is expected to dominate Monday's ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), which gathers 27 foreign ministers, including former participants in the halted six-party talks - Russia, Japan, the United States, China and North and South Korea.
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