Bush meets Hu Jintao's envoy
(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-10-13 08:35
US
President George W. Bush meets Tang Jiaxuan, Chinese President Hu Jintao's
special envoy and State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan in the Oval Office at the
White House in Washington October 12, 2006. [Reuters]
US President George W. Bush met with Chinese President Hu Jintao's special
envoy, State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan in the Oval Office on Thursday.
During the meeting, Tang delivered a verbal message from President Hu to
Bush, and stressed that it is in the interests of China and the United States,
as well as the interests of Northeast Asian countries to realize the
denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, maintain peace and stability on the
Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia.
China and the United States should
enhance cooperation, handle the nuclear issue of the Democratic People's
Republic of Korea ( DPRK) appropriately and prevent the situation from getting
worse or even getting out of control, Tang said.
Tang said the DPRK
nuclear issue is now at the crossroads and China hopes all parties concerned
should keep coolheaded, seek to resolve the issue through consultations and
dialogue and work for an early resumption of the six-party talks.
For
his part, Bush thanked President Hu for his verbal message, and stressed that
the Untied States and China should cooperate more in safeguarding the peace and
stability in Northeast Asia.
The United States is committed to seeking
ways to resolve the DPRK nuclear issue through diplomatic and peaceful means,
Bush said.
Earlier Thursday, Tang met with U.S. Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice and National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley and exchanged
views with them on issues including the DPRK nuclear test, the six-party talks
and the Northeast Asia situation.
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