China welcomes Trump’s assurance of NK security
2018-05-19 07:27:46 source：Global Times
May 18, 2018
China welcomes US expression of willingness to ensure North Korea's security, and urges both sides to shoulder their obligations to lead the peninsular nuclear issue toward a political solution, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Friday.
US President Donald Trump sought on Thursday to placate North Korean leader Kim Jong-un after Pyongyang threatened to scrap an unprecedented summit, saying Kim's security would be guaranteed in any deal and his country would not suffer the fate of Libya's Muammar Gaddafi, unless that could not be reached, Reuters reported.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang praised the latest statement from Trump at a press conference on Friday.
Security is at the core of the peninsular issue, Lu said, and North Korea's concerns over security should be addressed during the denuclearization process.
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