Newspapers fronting pictures of US President Donald Trump and DPRK leader Kim Jong-un are displayed at a newspaper stall, Feb 28, 2019, in Hanoi. (MINH HOANG / AP)
BEIJING – China hopes the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the United States will continue to maintain and conduct dialogue, a foreign ministry spokesperson said Thursday.
Lu said the development and change of the Korean Peninsula situation over the past few decades indicate that dialogue and consultation are the only way to resolve the issue
Commenting on the second DPRK-US summit in Hanoi, Vietnam, spokesperson Lu Kang said at a daily news briefing that the situation on the Korean Peninsula has seen a major turnaround over the past year, and the issue has returned to the right track of political settlement.
Such a result is hard won and should be cherished, he said.
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Lu said the development and change of the Korean Peninsula situation over the past few decades indicate that dialogue and consultation are the only way to resolve the issue.
China hopes the DPRK and the United States will continue to have dialogue, show sincerity to each other, respect and accommodate each other's legitimate concerns, and jointly promote denuclearization and establishment of a peace mechanism on the Korean Peninsula, he said.
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He said that China will continue to play a constructive role in this regard.
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