The Chinese Government's position on the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula is clear and firm. We have always stood for the denuclearization

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Liu Jianchao 's Press Conference on 9 June 2005: "Foreign Ministry Spokesman Liu Jianchao 's Press Conference on 9 June 2005


2005/06/10


On the afternoon of June 9, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Liu Jianchao held a regular press conference.

Liu: Good afternoon, everyone! Let me begin with an announcement.

At the invitation of Premier Wen Jiabao, Jamaican Prime Minister Percival J. Patterson will pay an official visit to China from June 19 to 24, 2005.

Now please raise your questions.

Q: When receiving an interview, DPRK Representative to the Six-Party Talks Kim Gye Gwan said that the DPRK owns nuclear weapons and is capable of making more. Can you confirm? What's your comment?

A: The Chinese Government's position on the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula is clear and firm. We have always stood for the denuclearization of the Peninsula and hope the parties concerned make constructive efforts to this end.

Q: China's permanent representative to the UN, Ambassador Wang Guangya said that it was possible that the Six-Party Talks would resume this month. Is this his personal view or the official view of the Chinese government?

A: It is the common aspiration of the relevant parties and the international community that the Six-Party Talks can resume as soon as possible. Recently, the DPRK and the US contacted twice in New York and the DPRK also expressed the willingness to return to the Six-Party Talks, which we are glad to see. We hope that all parties concerned will continue to make constructive efforts to promote the early resumption of the Six-Party Talks.

Q: China has always emphasized that it supports the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula ever"