China hoped bilateral talks between North Korea and Japan, scheduled in Beijing on Wednesday, would produce positive result so as to promote normalization of North Korea-Japan ties, said the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday.
Ministry spokesman Qin Gang made the remarks at a regular press conference in Beijing, saying China welcomed North Korea-Japan bilateral talks and hoped it would help push forward the six-party talks on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue.
(Xinhua News Agency June 11, 2008)