Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s two-day visit to Moscow this week has largely focused on North Korea’s increasing nuclear threats. After meeting with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, Mr Wang said, China would not recognize North Korea’s status as a nuclear power. He said, Pyongyang’s development of nuclear weapons must be stopped, and that China was firmly committed to denuclearization of the entire Korean Peninsula.
Mr Lavrov said, Russia and China oppose using North Korea’s nuclear activity as justification for an increased military presence in the region. He hoped Pyongyang would heed UN Security Council appeals to return to the six-party talks.
