中国敦促恢复六方会谈

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi delivers a speech at a symposium commemorating the 10th anniversary of the September 19 Joint Statement on Six-Party talks in Beijing on September 19. [Photo: fmprc.gov.cn]

The Chinese government is urging a joint effort to resume the Six-Party Talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear programme.

Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the pledge when addressing a symposium to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the September 19 Joint Statement on Six-Party talks.

"It is urgent for all the parties involved to reactivate the joint statement and make efforts to create the conditions, reach a consensus and pave the way for the resumption of the Six-Party Talks. We urge all the parties involved to take a responsible attitude and not to take any new actions that could cause tensions on the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast Asia."

The fourth round of Six-Party Talks in 2005 reached an agreement to facilitate the denuclearization process of North Korea and all parties made commitments in a joint statement.

The talks involve the US, North Korea, China, Russia, South Korea and Japan.

In April 2009, North Korea carried out a rocket launch, which was condemned by a UN Security Council presidential statement.

Pyongyang then pulled out of the talks, and the process has been at a stand-still ever since.

North Korea conducted a long-range missile launch in late 2012 and another nuclear test in early 2013.

North Korea has also recently announced the restart of atomic fuel plants, prompting speculation that the country is preparing for its fourth nuclear test.

For more on this, our reporter Wang Wei earlier spoke with Hong Yuan, an expert with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

That is Hong Yuan, an expert with Chinese Academy of Social Sciences speaking with CRI's Wang Wei.