China hopes DPRK-USA summit successful: FM spokesman
China hopes the second summit between Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump in Hanoi will be successful, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang said at a press briefing on February 26.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – China hopes the second summit between DemocraticPeople’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) leader Kim Jong-un and US President DonaldTrump in Hanoi will be successful, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson LuKang said at a press briefing on February 26.
All countries across the world,including China, hope the DPRK and the US will continue making substantialprogress on denuclearisation, peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula.
"We have seen from relevantreports that the Vietnamese government and the people have made meticulouspreparations and hopefully the summit can live up to the preparations,"Xinhua news agency quoted Lu as saying.
He reiterated China's main positionon the Korean Peninsula issue - to achieve denuclearisation and safeguardlasting peace and stability in the peninsula and Northeast Asia, Xinhuareported.
Meanwhile, Xu Liping, a seniorresearcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, predicted the DPRK-USAHanoi Summit will gain breakthroughs in various aspects.
The two countries may establishliaison agencies, he said, considering it a breakthrough as lack diplomaticties at present.
The US can partially remove sanctionson the DPRK, and the two sides can reach a specific agreement on speeding updenuclearisation, or establish a peace mechanism for the Korean Peninsula, hepredicted.
The second DPRK-USA summit isscheduled to take place in Hanoi from February 27-28, following the first heldin Singapore last June.-VNA
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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang (Source: VNA) 
