China supports the participation of US in talks to transform US-DPRK relations: MFA
By Zhang Jian
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MFA spokesperson Geng Shuang at the regular press conference on September 20. (Photo: fmprc.gov.cn)

China supports and hopes that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the United States will step up contact and talks, take care of each other’s rational concerns, continuously enhance mutual trust, implement the consensus of the leaders of the two countries, and promote the denuclearization and the political settlement of the Korean Peninsula issue, said Geng Shuang, the spokesperson of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).

“We have noticed that the US side has positively evaluated the meeting between the DPRK and ROK leaders and made a positive statement on the DPRK-ROK dialogue,” Geng added.

“As Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said, we warmly congratulate the DPRK and ROK leaders for meeting and signing the Pyongyang Joint Declaration of September and we firmly support them,” Geng said at the regular press conference on Thursday.

The DPRK and ROK leaders met and signed the Pyongyang Joint Declaration of September on Wednesday. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that the United States is ready to transform its relations with DPRK immediately, media reported.