China's Ambassador to the United Nations, Ma Zhaoxu, speaks with reporters at UN Headquarters in New York City on September 17, 2018. (Photo:Yin Miao)

New York (People’s Daily) – During Monday’s briefing at a United Nations Security Council meeting on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue, China’s Ambassador to the UN, Ma Zhaoxu said, “China has always been committed to the denuclearization of the Peninsula, to the maintenance of peace and stability on the Peninsula, and to resolving issues through dialogue and consultation. This position of ours remains unchanged and will never change.”

Ma explained that since the beginning of the year, the situation on the Korean peninsula has undergone positive changes, highlighting that the nuclear issue has returned to the right track towards reaching a an agreement while US and DPRK leaders held a meeting, marking an important step towards a political resolution.

In light of the ongoing peninsula situation, China proposed a “dual track” approach and a “suspension for suspension” initiative.  China and Russia have also come up with a road map to help settle the issue.

As a peninsula neighbor, Ma pointed out that China has maintained close communication and coordination with all parties concerned in a responsible manner. The country has played a constructive role in promoting peace talks and working tirelessly through negotiating efforts to find a solution.

“China supports US-DPRK dialogue and consultation to resolve the nuclear issue on the Peninsula and wishes to see both countries implement, properly, the outcome of the said summit, in a continuous push for a political solution of the Peninsula issue. Meanwhile, China supports the DPRK and the ROK in maintaining dialogue and engagement and pressing ahead with reconciliation and cooperation in a sustained manner,” he said.

In the current context, Ma called on the Security Council to stay united and to honor its responsibility entrusted by history and to push for the Peninsula’s denuclearization and lasting peace and stability in Northeast Asia.

“China stands ready to work with various parties concerned in the international community and continue to play a positive, constructive role for a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula, in the interests of peace and stability on the Peninsula,” Ma added.