China's top lawmaker meets DPRK delegation
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-07-13 08:45 China's top lawmaker Wu
Bangguo met here Wednesday with Vice President of the Presidium of the Supreme
People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korean (DPRK) Yang
Hyong Sop.
Wu, chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress,
said the China-DPRK friendship serves the interests of the two peoples and is
conducive to the regional peace and stability.
Wu said he hopes the two countries will further promote bilateral ties and
contribute to peace and development in the region and the world.
Yang said the DPRK values its traditional friendship with China and will
continue to abide by the consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries
to promote friendly cooperative ties and maintain peace and stability on the
Korean Peninsula and northeast Asia.
Yang also said that he hoped the Chinese people would make new achievements
in building a moderately prosperous society and realizing national
reunification.
Yang's five-day visit comes as China and the DPRK are holding commemorations
in Beijing to mark the 45th anniversary of a friendship treaty.
On Tuesday, Yang met with Chinese President Hu Jintao.
Hu told Yang that China opposed any action that could worsen the situation on
the Korean Peninsula, and hoped all relevant parties would act in a way
conducive to the stability on the peninsula.
Hu said China had been "seriously concerned" since "some new complicating
factors" appeared on the Korean Peninsula.
"China has always been committed to maintaining peace and stability on the
peninsula, and insisted on resolving the relevant issues through peaceful
dialogue and negotiations," Hu said.
China on Monday introduced a draft UN Security Council presidential statement
on Pyongyang's missile test firing, calling for the concerned parties to work
together on the early resumption of the six-party talks on Korean Peninsula
nuclear issue.
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