South Korea and China "Agree on the Urgency of Resolving the North Korean Nuclear Issue"

On the 15th, Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Seoul... "North Korea's Missiles Do Not Help Inter-Korean Relations or Dialogue Resumption"

South Korea and China agreed on the urgency of resolving the North Korean nuclear issue and decided to cooperate to expedite the restart of the peace process on the Korean Peninsula.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the 15th, Minister Chung Eui-yong and Wang Yi, China's State Councilor and Foreign Minister, held talks at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Seoul and shared the view that stable management of the situation on the Korean Peninsula is important. Both sides discussed cooperation measures to promptly resume dialogue with North Korea and agreed to cooperate in seeking possible engagement with North Korea, including humanitarian aid.

On the same day, the two ministers agreed that North Korea's short-range missile launches do not help create conditions for inter-Korean relations and the resumption of dialogue. In particular, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs official conveyed that Wang Yi mentioned that related countries should exercise restraint so that unilateral military actions do not lead to a vicious cycle in the situation on the Korean Peninsula.

Minister Chung also requested cooperation for smooth exchanges in cultural content fields such as games, movies, broadcasting, and K-pop, effectively asking for the lifting of the 'Hanhanryeong' (restrictions on Korean cultural content). Wang Yi responded by saying that communication should continue.

It was reported that the US-China conflict situation was not discussed in detail. This Korea-China foreign ministers' meeting was held five months after Minister Chung's visit to China in April, and Wang Yi's visit to Korea was about 10 months after his last visit in November of last year.

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