China has kept its longstanding position on peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula despite not explicitly mentioning North Korea denuclearization in a Seoul meeting on Thursday. South Korean officials said Wang Yi instead used the wording peace and stability when meeting Foreign Minister Cho Hyun the previous day. Seoul said it will keep urging China to help bring Pyongyang back to dialogue.
South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun, right, shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during bilateral talks at Government Complex Seoul, Wednesday. Joint Press Corps
China continues to maintain its longstanding position on ensuring peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula, though Beijing has stopped short of explicitly expressing its support for the denuclearization of North Korea, officials in Seoul said Thursday.
The remarks came as Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi did not refer to the "denuclearization" of the peninsula during a meeting in Seoul the previous day, instead pledging to work toward "peace and stability," a slight shift in wording that China has maintained recently.
In his opening remarks during the ministerial meeting, Foreign Minister Cho Hyun outlined Seoul's efforts to achieve denuclearization and peace on the peninsula and called for China's role in encouraging Pyongyang to return to dialogue.
