North Korea No guarantee of peace

General Sources - Friday 24th May, 2013

Beijing - China told a top North Korean envoy on Friday it wants a peaceful, denuclearised Korean Peninsula, and said the emissary warned there is "no guarantee of peace" but that his country was willing to hold talks with all sides. The official state Xinhua News Agency said a top Chinese army general, Fan Changlong, made the call for denuclearisation in his meeting on Friday ...

Russia welcomes North Koreas readiness for dialogue

Baltimore Sun - Friday 24th May, 2013

North Korea's declaration of readiness to return to talks with world powers, a senior Russian diplomat was cited by the Interfax news agency as saying on Friday. "The fact that Pyongyang has declared its readiness and desire to return to the negotiating tabledeserves a positive assessment," Interfax quoted Russian Foreign Ministry special envoy Grigory Logvinov as saying. A ...

President Xi reaffirms denuclearization on Korean Peninsula

Global Times - Friday 24th May, 2013

President Xi Jinping reaffirmed China's stance of denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula here on Friday, stressing that targets should be met by all parties involved no matter how the situation evolves.In his meeting with Choe Ryong Hae, the special envoy of Kim Jong Un, leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Xi stressed that denuclearization and long-lasting ...

North Korea Envoy Wraps Up Visit to China

General Sources - Friday 24th May, 2013

A car, second from left, believed to be carrying North Korean envoy Choe Ryong Hae, is escorted by a convoy of cars as it leaves Beijing's Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, May 24, ...

North Korea offers to discuss nuclear disarmament

General Sources - Friday 24th May, 2013

It quoted Mr Choe as saying North Korea "is willing to accept the suggestion of the Chinese side and launch dialogue with all relevant ...

N. Korean envoy stresses dialogue in China talks

General Sources - Friday 24th May, 2013

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un's special envoy told a top Chinese defence official Friday that his country wants to solve problems on the Korean peninsula through dialogue, Beijing's state media said. The comments by Kim's emissary Choe Ryong-Hae were reported by the official Xinhua news agency and came a day after Chinese state television quoted him as saying Pyongyang wants ...

China calls for denuclearization on Korean Peninsula

Global Times - Friday 24th May, 2013

Pyongyang envoy seeks end to int'l isolation, say experts China said on Friday it hoped relevant parties to continue sticking to the objective of denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula and work for peace and stability in Northeast Asia. Vice Chairman of China's Central Military Commission Fan Changlong made the call on Friday during his meeting with Choe Ryong Hae, the special envoy ...

Chinese leader meets DPRK leaders envoy

Global Times - Friday 24th May, 2013

Liu Yunshan (R), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, meets with Choe Ryong Hae (L), the special envoy to the leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un, in Beijing, capital of China, May 23, 2013. Choe Ryong Hae, director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's ...

DPRK fires short-range missile into East Sea media

SINA - Friday 24th May, 2013

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Sunday fired a short-range missile into the East Sea, Yonhap News Agency said quoting a Seoul military official. The launch came a day after the DPRK fired three short-range guided missiles into the same body of water, according to the ...

Pyongyang proposes joint event with South Korea

Global Times - Friday 24th May, 2013

Two businessmen shed tears when listening to an introduction to the history of Kaesong Industrial Complex on Thursday. Representatives of South Korean enterprises based in the complex held a meeting on Thursday, urging North and South Korea to allow businessmen to enter the complex. Photo: CFP The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Wednesday sent a fax to propose joint ...

North Korea sanctions may force NGOs to carry sacks of cash over the border

General Sources - Friday 24th May, 2013

the back foot , but U.S. sanctions on Kim Jong-un's tempestuous regime are having unintended consequences for aid agencies trying to feed the impoverished country. In early ...

North Korea town opens to Western tourists Travel agents

Times of India - Friday 24th May, 2013

BEIJING: North Korea's authorities have opened the border town of Sinuiju to Western tourists, Chinese-based travel agencies said, despite international tensions over Pyongyang's nuclear test in February. The move opens up the possibility of foreign tourists being able to make day tours to the secretive state, a considerably cheaper option than the more expensive multi-day trips ...

Willing to start talks North Korea saysHowever that prospect seems unlikely as North Korea has repeatedly said it will not abandon nuclear weapons while the United States insists North Korea must take meaningful steps on denuclearization before there ca

Times of India - Friday 24th May, 2013

BEIJING: North Korea is willing to take China's advice and enter into talks, Chinese state television cited an envoy of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as saying, following weeks of tension on the Korean peninsula after the North's latest nuclear test. However, that prospect seems unlikely as North Korea has repeatedly said it will not abandon nuclear weapons while the United States ...

Pyongyang envoy leans towards nuke talks at Beijings behest

The Standard - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

(26 mins ago) A North Korean envoy, on the second day of his visit to China, heeded Beijing's wishes by offering to renew nuclear disarmament talks, Chinese state media said. The accounts depicted yesterday's meeting between North Korean Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae and Chinese Communist Party leader Liu Yunshan as paying Beijing the deference it sought after months of rising friction ...