Transition team chief seeks China's cooperation for stability on Korean Peninsula

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Transition team chief seeks China's cooperation for stability on Korean Peninsula

Posted : 2022-04-06 15:22

Updated : 2022-04-06 16:29

Transition team Chairman Ahn Cheol-soo, right, shakes hands with Beijing's top envoy to Seoul Xing Haiming at the team's office in Seoul, April 6. Yonhap

Transition team Chairman Ahn Cheol-soo called for China's cooperation for stability on the Korean Peninsula, Wednesday, in a meeting with Beijing's top envoy to Seoul.

Ahn and Ambassador Xing Haiming met at the transition team's office and discussed bilateral relations at a time of heightened tension surrounding North Korea's nuclear weapons and missile programs.

"One of my concerns is that North Korea (recently) test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile and signs are emerging that tensions will rise," Ahn said.

"I ask for a lot of cooperation from you on these issues based on a common understanding that bringing stability to the Korean Peninsula will be of great help to the national interests of both South Korea and China," he said.

Xing expressed agreement with Ahn on the importance of developing a future-oriented and stable bilateral relationship, saying he will also work toward that goal.

"As this year is the 30th anniversary (of the establishment of diplomatic relations between South Korea and China), I will work to make (the relationship) even better so as to allow it to expand in the future," he said.

The ambassador expressed his personal delight at meeting Ahn, saying he had heard many good things about the chairman. (Yonhap)