Chinese foreign minister says he pressed N.Korea to follow U.N. resolutions

Record ID: 905461

  • Title: Chinese foreign minister says he pressed N.Korea to follow U.N. resolutions
  • Date: 6th August 2017
  • Summary: MANILA, PHILIPPINES (AUGUST 6, 2017) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** CHINESE AND NORTH KOREAN FLAGS OUTSIDE MEETING ROOM SIGN READING (English): "SUMMIT HALL H" NORTH KOREAN FOREIGN MINISTER, RI YONG HO, LEAVING BILATERAL ROOM CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER WANG YI WALKING TOWARDS REPORTERS (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER WANG YI SAYING: "We actually had very thorough talks. The Chinese side urged the North Koreans to calmly handle the U.N. Security Council resolutions that have just made against North Korea and not do anything unbeneficial towards the international community, such as (launch) missiles or (conduct) nuclear test." CAMERA (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER WANG YI SAYING: "Of course we also urge other parties, especially U.S. and South Korea, not to increase the tension. The situation on the Korean peninsula is at a critical point of crisis, at the same time it is a turning point to make decision to resume talks." CAMERAMAN (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER WANG YI SAYING: "In this important moment we urge all parties to stay calm to judge the situation and exercise restraint, we have to make wise decisions to ease the tension, resume nuclear talks that are beneficial to the region." CAMERA WANG LEAVING
  • Embargoed: 20th August 2017 07:11
  • Keywords: China North Korea United Nations meeting security council ballistic nuclear missiles test
  • Location: MANILA, PHILIPPINES
  • City: MANILA, PHILIPPINES
  • Country: Philippines
  • Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016T0OND1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said he urged his North Korean counterpart to abide by United Nations resolutions when the two met on Sunday (August 6), and would press South Korea and the United States to ensure that they take no provocative actions.
    Wang met Ri Yong Ho in Manila on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations foreign ministers' meeting, a day after the United Nations Security Council agreed tough sanctions on Pyongyang over its recent missile tests.
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