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China calls for early resumption of six-party talks
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-01-25 09:19
China on Tuesday urged participants in the six-party talks to show more
goodwill so that the talks can be resumed at an early date.
"All parties should be dedicated to bridging differences through dialogue and
dealing properly with postponement factors so that the six-way talks can restart
soon," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan said at a regular press
briefing.
He said that, when the six parties concluded the last phase of talks, they
agreed to hold the second phase of the fifth round of talks at an early date.
"But it is worrying that new problems and complicated factors have emerged
during the follow-up process," he said.
He expressed his hope that the other five parties will be more cooperative
and show more goodwill in order to create favorable conditions for the
resumption of the talks.
When asked to comment on the reported meeting between Japan and the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in Beijing in early February, the
spokesman said China supports the two countries' attempts to solve bilateral
problems through one-on-one consultation.
The six-party talks, which aim to find a peaceful solution to the Korean
Peninsula nuclear issue, involve China, the DPRK, the United States, the
Republic of Korea, Russia and Japan. So far, the six countries have held five
rounds of talks in Beijing.
Sino-Japanese relations
Japan should take substantial actions to improve Sino-Japanese relations,
Kong Quan said.
Kong told the regular press conference that China had taken note of the
speech by the Japanese prime minister and foreign minister on attaching
importance to Japan's relations with China.
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi vowed on Jan. 20 in his annual
policy speech to develop the future-oriented relations with China. Describing
China as a very important neighbor, Koizumisaid, "We will strengthen cooperation
from a comprehensive standpoint to construct future-oriented relations based on
trust."
Following Koizumi, Foreign Minister Taro Aso said in his speechthat
strengthening relations with China is an unswerving fundamental policy of Japan.
When asked to comment, Kong Quan said the Japanese side should take concrete,
substantial action to improve bilateral relations.
The Chinese government, based on the spirit of learning from history and
looking into the future, would continue its efforts topromote friendly and
cooperative relations between China and Japan,the spokesman said.
East Asia WW2 history
China, the Republic of Korea (ROK)and Japan should jointly study East Asia
World War 2 history, Kong Quan said.
During his visit to Japan, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick
proposed that the United States, China and Japan carry out joint research on WW2
history, so as to narrow the difference between the parties.
When asked to comment on Zoellick's proposal, Kong said at a regular press
conference that China, the ROK and Japan should jointly carry out the research.
"We are glad to see that Chinese, ROK and Japanese scholars have already made
some helpful contributions in this field recently, Kong said, hoping that the
three countries would try to find ways of further promoting cooperation on the
research.
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