Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan said in Beijing Friday that the six-party talks were a new way of dealing with global security problems.

Tang spoke to delegates of the Beijing six-party talks at a meeting following the conclusion of the talks on the Korean nuclear issue at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, listing three implications:

First, no matter how sharp and complicated the contradictions and conflicts are among different countries, a solution acceptable to all sides concerned should and can be found through communication and dialogue. This is the best way to ensure national and regional security.

Secondly, mutual trust building is necessary to resolve disputes. To build mutual trust, nations should respect each other and treat each other with equality, forgo the use of force or threats of force, and refrain from comments and actions that might complicate the situation.

Thirdly, there may be discrepancies between the positions of different parties, but so long as they make joint efforts and discuss the problem with patience, it is not hard to finally find a meeting point of their respective interests.
 
(Xinhua News Agency August 29, 2003)