Special envoy from DPRK arrives
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China underlined its commitment to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula as Beijing received one of Pyongyang's top military officials on Wednesday as a special envoy from top leader Kim Jong-un.
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Wang Jiarui (right), the head of the Chinese leadership's international affairs office, meets with DPRK’s Vice-Marshal Choe Ryong-hae, a senior Workers’ Party official and the military’s top political officer, in Beijing on Wednesday. Ding Lin / Xinhua |
Choe Ryong-hae, director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army and member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Workers' Party of Korea Central Committee, arrived in Beijing on Wednesday, accompanied by a handful of senior military and ruling party officials.
Observers said the trip by an envoy — a title Pyongyang rarely uses — aims to improve Pyongyang-Beijing ties and improve mutual communication. Tensions in the region have been inflamed by Pyongyang's third nuclear test in February, which was followed by UN sanctions on Pyongyang and its several recent missile launches.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said China has always been committed to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and solving problems through dialogue and consultation.
"China will continue promoting the Six-Party Talks to realize peace and stability of the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia," he said.
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