China hopes for 'important step' towards denuclearisation

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on February 27 that the second summit between US President Donald Trump and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) leader Kim Jong-un can be an "important step" towards advancing denuclearisation and peace on the Korean Peninsula.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (Photo: Kyodo/VNA)


Beijing (VNA) – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on February27 that the second summit between US President Donald Trump and DemocraticPeople’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) leader Kim Jong-un can be an "importantstep" towards advancing denuclearisation and peace on the KoreanPeninsula.

The Hanoi meeting can not only increase the hard-won warming up of thesituation, but also take an important step towards advancing the denuclearisationof the peninsula and establishing a peace mechanism, Wang said after talks withhis Russian and Indian counterparts in the eastern Chinese city of Wuzhen.

He said he hopes the summit can reach a new progress towards denuclearisation andlong-term peace on the Korean Peninsula.

According to the announcement of the White House, Trump and Kim were scheduledto havea 20-minute one-on-one meeting at the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi hotel at6:30 pm on February 27 before they come to a social dinner which is expected toconclude at 8:35pm.

The two leaders plan to have a series ofofficial meetings on February 28.-VNA
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