Developing friendly ties with DPRK 'unchanged'
(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2006-10-10 07:14
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao
said in Beijing Tuesday that the stalled six-party talks is "not a failure"
despite the nuclear test by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
He also urged the concerned parties to remain
cool-headed and make efforts to resolve the issue within the framework of
six-party talks.
"I don't think it (the nuclear test) should be regarded as a
failure of China's foreign policy and a failure of the six-party mechanism. The
concerned parties should continue to generate efforts on the track of the
six-party talks mechanism," Liu said at a routine press conference.
The six-party talks, involving China, the DPRK, the United
States, the Republic of Korea, Russia and Japan, stalled when the DPRK
criticized the United States for imposing economic sanctions after the first
phase of the fifth round of talks ended last November.
The DPRK claimed Sunday night that it had successfully set off
its first nuclear test.
The nuclear test came about a week after the country announced
it would undertake an unprecedented nuclear test under the condition where
safety is firmly guaranteed.
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