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China, Russia urge NK to return to talks
Source: Reuters Published: 2016-3-12 0:48:54
Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions deemed unacceptable
China and Russia said on Friday North Korea's nuclear ambitions were unacceptable, urging Pyongyang to resume talks over its nuclear weapons program and heed a UN Security Council resolution banning ballistic missile tests.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi stepped up pressure on Pyongyang after holding talks in Moscow a day after North Korea defied the UN by firing two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea.
"We do not recognize the nuclear status of the DPRK," Wang told a news briefing via a translator, using the official acronym for North Korea.
The North should "fully and comprehensively" implement the UN resolution, Wang said. "At the same time, we will not spare efforts to return to the Six-Party Talks," he noted.
Pyongyang reportedly has a large stockpile of short-range missiles and is developing long-range and intercontinental missiles.
Earlier on Friday, North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had watched a ballistic missile launch test and ordered the country to improve its nuclear attack capability by conducting more tests.
"Dear comrade Kim Jong-un said work ... must be strengthened to improve nuclear attack capability and issued combat tasks to continue nuclear explosion tests to assess the power of newly developed nuclear warheads and tests to improve nuclear attack capability," KCNA said.
Commenting on the North's growing nuclear ambitions, Wang said the latest UN resolution banning its nuclear tests must be "implemented point by point."
Lavrov said Moscow deemed Pyongyang's behavior "irresponsible."
"We believe that the world community's firm reaction will be interpreted by Pyongyang as a signal that there should be no such escapades in future," said Lavrov. "It should be clear in Pyongyang that no one is going to exonerate the DPRK for such escapades," he said, referring to missile tests.
Both Wang and Lavrov also hit out at US plans to deploy the THAAD anti-missile system in South Korea.
"The deployment of this US missile system far exceeds the actual defense needs of the [Korean] peninsula ... and will harm the strategic balance of power in the region, possibly leading to a new arms race," said Wang.
China, Russia urge NK to return to talks
Source: Reuters Published: 2016-3-12 0:48:54
Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions deemed unacceptable
China and Russia said on Friday North Korea's nuclear ambitions were unacceptable, urging Pyongyang to resume talks over its nuclear weapons program and heed a UN Security Council resolution banning ballistic missile tests.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi stepped up pressure on Pyongyang after holding talks in Moscow a day after North Korea defied the UN by firing two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea.
"We do not recognize the nuclear status of the DPRK," Wang told a news briefing via a translator, using the official acronym for North Korea.
The North should "fully and comprehensively" implement the UN resolution, Wang said. "At the same time, we will not spare efforts to return to the Six-Party Talks," he noted.
Pyongyang reportedly has a large stockpile of short-range missiles and is developing long-range and intercontinental missiles.
Earlier on Friday, North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had watched a ballistic missile launch test and ordered the country to improve its nuclear attack capability by conducting more tests.
"Dear comrade Kim Jong-un said work ... must be strengthened to improve nuclear attack capability and issued combat tasks to continue nuclear explosion tests to assess the power of newly developed nuclear warheads and tests to improve nuclear attack capability," KCNA said.
Commenting on the North's growing nuclear ambitions, Wang said the latest UN resolution banning its nuclear tests must be "implemented point by point."
Lavrov said Moscow deemed Pyongyang's behavior "irresponsible."
"We believe that the world community's firm reaction will be interpreted by Pyongyang as a signal that there should be no such escapades in future," said Lavrov. "It should be clear in Pyongyang that no one is going to exonerate the DPRK for such escapades," he said, referring to missile tests.
Both Wang and Lavrov also hit out at US plans to deploy the THAAD anti-missile system in South Korea.
"The deployment of this US missile system far exceeds the actual defense needs of the [Korean] peninsula ... and will harm the strategic balance of power in the region, possibly leading to a new arms race," said Wang.