China's top lawmaker Wu Bangguo met in Beijing Wednesday with
Vice President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of
North Korea Yang Hyong-sop.
Wu, chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National
People's Congress, said the China-North Korea friendship serves the
common interest of the two peoples and is conducive to the regional
peace and stability.
Wu said he hoped the two countries would further promote
bilateral ties and contribute to peace and development in the
region and the world.
Yang said North Korea 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 North Korea 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 parties concerned to work together on the early resumption
of the six-party talks on Korean Peninsula nuclear issue.
(Xinhua News Agency July 13, 2006)
