May 25, 2013 -- Updated 1332 GMT (2132 HKT)
A personal envoy to North Korea's leader tells China that the country's
open to talks "to solve problems" as President Xi urges it to get back
to the nuclear negotiating table. FULL STORY
Report: China calls on North Korea to enter nuclear talks
May 25, 2013 -- Updated 1715 GMT (0115 HKT)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
inspects a military factory in this undated picture released by the
Korean Central News Agency on Friday, May 17. North Korea launched several short-range guided missiles
into the sea off the Korean Peninsula's east coast May 18, South
Korea's semi-official news agency Yonhap cited the South Korean Defense
Ministry as saying.
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Kim Jong Un and North Korea's military
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- China's president strongly urged North Korea to return to the negotiating table
- "Stick to solving problems through dialogue and consultation," Xi Jinping says
- Kim Jong Un's personal envoy said North Korea was open to talks
Kim's personal envoy, who
was on a three-day visit to China, hand-delivered a letter from Kim to
President Xi Jinping at a meeting in Beijing before returning to North
Korea on Friday, according to state media.
While the contents of the letter were not released
by the government, the envoy -- Choe Ryong-hae -- told Chinese
officials that his country is willing to "take positive actions to solve
problems through dialogue, " the state-run China Daily reported.
Choe did not offer any
details on when or how it would jumpstart the so-called six-party talks.
The talks, which include the United States and China, fell apart in
2008 when Pyongyang pulled out over disagreements over proposed nuclear
inspections.
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North Korea's reluctance to talk
Most observers agree that
Pyongyang is unlikely to return to talks where there are pre-conditions
that it rid itself of nuclear weapons. North Korea is believed to have a
limited nuclear ballistic missile capability, but with a low
reliability.
Choe said Kim's goal with
sending the letter is to "improve, consolidate and develop" relations
between North Korea and China, state news agency Xinhua reported.
During the meeting, Xi told Choe that North Korea needed to "stick to solving problems through dialogue and consultation," according to China Daily and CCTV.
Xi's demand comes just two weeks before he is scheduled to meet with U.S. President Barack Obama in California.
In another meeting, Chinese Gen. Fan Changlong told Choe that recent tensions have "jeopardized the peace and stability of the peninsula," Xinhua reported.
Tensions between
Pyongyang, Beijing and Washington spiked this year amid a flurry of
fiery North Korean threats against the United States and South Korea.
The angry rhetoric
appeared to be fueled by tougher U.N. sanctions against the North after
it carried out its third underground nuclear test in February, as well
as by annual military drills in the region by the United States and
South Korea.
The intensity of the
North's rhetoric appears to have subsided in recent weeks, and the
U.S.-South Korean drills finished at the end of April.
This month, North Korea
test-fired rockets after criticizing the presence of a U.S.
nuclear-powered aircraft carrier at a South Korean port and its reported
participation in joint naval drills.
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