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Thursday, January 10, 2019, 14:03
Kim: DPRK working for 2nd summit with US
By Xinhua
Thursday, January 10, 2019, 14:03 By Xinhua

Xi Jinping (third from right), general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Chinese president, meets with Kim Jong-un, chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), at Beijing Hotel in Beijing, capital of China, Jan 9, 2019. Also present in the photo are Chinese President Xi Jinping's wife, Peng Liyuan (first from right), and DPRK leader Kim Jong-un's wife, Ri Sol-ju (first from left). (PHOTO / XINHUA)

BEIJING - Kim Jong-un, chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), said his country will make efforts for the second summit between DPRK and US leaders to achieve results welcomed by the international community.

The DPRK will continue sticking to the stance of denuclearization and resolving the Korean Peninsula issue through dialogue and consultation, and make efforts, Kim said

Kim made the remarks in his talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, on Tuesday in Beijing during his visit to China. Kim is in China from Jan 7 to 10 and this is his fourth visit in less than a year.

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China hopes the DPRK and the US will meet halfway, Xi said, adding China stands ready to work with the DPRK and relevant parties to play a positive and constructive role in maintaining peace and stability, as well as realizing denuclearization on the peninsula.

Kim said the Korean Peninsula situation has been easing since last year, and China's important role in this process is obvious to all. He said the DPRK side highly and sincerely appreciates the Chinese efforts.

The DPRK will continue sticking to the stance of denuclearization and resolving the Korean Peninsula issue through dialogue and consultation, and make efforts for the DPRK and US leaders' second summit to achieve results that will be welcomed by the international community, Kim said.

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Kim said he hoped that relevant parties will attach importance to and positively respond to the DPRK's legitimate concerns, and jointly push for a comprehensive resolution on the Korean Peninsula issue.

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