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Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov Meets Chinese Government Korean Peninsula Affairs Special Representative Wu Dawei
1179-07-09-2010
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov received on September 6 the Special Representative of the Chinese Government for Korean Peninsula Affairs, Wu Dawei.
During their meeting they discussed the situation on the Korean Peninsula and spoke in favor of easing the tension and resuming the inter-Korean dialogue. They also said an escalation of the politico-military confrontation on the Korean Peninsula is inadmissible.
The parties eagerly exchanged views regarding ways to resume the six-party talks on the Korean Peninsula nuclear problem. In this context they reaffirmed the importance of continuing the work on the creation of a Northeast Asian Peace and Security Mechanism.
September 7, 2010
