Premier Wen
Jiabao said in Beijing on Tuesday that the six-party talks
offer "a realistic choice" to resolve the Korean nuclear issue
peacefully through dialogue.
"The talks are in the interests of all parties so they should
continue," Wen told visiting Premier Pak Bong Ju of the Democratic
People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) during their talks.
He urged all sides to show flexibility, sincerity and patience.
From its objective position, China will continue to promote the
talks and make unremitting efforts for lasting peace in northeast
Asia.
China advocates a nuclear-weapons-free peninsula and the
maintenance of peace and stability. To that end, "China is
committed to resolving the issue through the six-party talks," Wen
told Pak.
Pak affirmed that North Korea does not oppose the six-party
talks, nor does it intend to abandon them. He stated that provided
conditions are right, his country is willing to join the talks at
any time.
He said that North Korea's stand on a nuclear-weapons-free
Korean Peninsula and on the settlement of the nuclear issue through
dialogue and by peaceful means "remains unchanged," and that his
country appreciates China's effort in this regard.
Pak is on his first official visit to China since taking
office.
China, North and South Korea, the United States, Russia and
Japan held three rounds of the six-party talks in Beijing before
they stalled last year.
(Xinhua News Agency March 23, 2005)