China and Russia strike joint position on North Korea
- 7 years ago
Russia and China say they have struck a joint position on North Korea, after Pyongyang said it successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time.
After a meeting in Moscow, President Putin said North Korea should declare a moratorium on nuclear and missile testing but the US and South Korea had to stop military exercises.
“We agreed to actively develop our mutual initiative based on Russia’s step-by-step plan for a Korean settlement and Chinese ideas, at the same time freezing the nuclear capabilities of North Korea and large scale military exercises by the United States and South Korea,” said Putin.
Russia and China also called on the US to halt its deployment of an anti-missile shield to South Korea.
Chinese President Xi Jinping said: “Overall I can say that the visit was very productive and gave a new impulse to the development of Chinese-Russian cooperation and strategic partnership.”
The Chinese leader, who called in to Moscow for a state visit on his way to the G20 summit in Germany, was awarded the top Russian St. Andrew medal of honour by Vladimir Putin.
After a meeting in Moscow, President Putin said North Korea should declare a moratorium on nuclear and missile testing but the US and South Korea had to stop military exercises.
“We agreed to actively develop our mutual initiative based on Russia’s step-by-step plan for a Korean settlement and Chinese ideas, at the same time freezing the nuclear capabilities of North Korea and large scale military exercises by the United States and South Korea,” said Putin.
Russia and China also called on the US to halt its deployment of an anti-missile shield to South Korea.
Chinese President Xi Jinping said: “Overall I can say that the visit was very productive and gave a new impulse to the development of Chinese-Russian cooperation and strategic partnership.”
The Chinese leader, who called in to Moscow for a state visit on his way to the G20 summit in Germany, was awarded the top Russian St. Andrew medal of honour by Vladimir Putin.