by Xinhua writer Gu Zhenqiu
UNITED NATIONS, April 28 (Xinhua) -- More efforts should be made to achieve denuclearization and sustainable peace on the Korean Peninsula, which has witnessed a continued escalation of tensions over the past months.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Saturday reportedly test-fired a ballistic missile, which exploded after liftoff. Its repeated nuclear tests and missile launches have violated relevant Security Council resolutions, thus drawing strong condemnation of the international community.
"We must stay committed to the goal of denuclearization," Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Friday during an open meeting on the peninsula's nuclear issue, attended by top diplomats of the United Nations (UN) Security Council member states and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
"Denuclearization is the basic precondition for long-term peace and stability on the peninsula and what we must accomplish to safeguard the international nuclear non-proliferation regime," he said.
"No matter what happens, we should never waiver in our commitment," Wang said, reiterating China's clear-cut position regarding the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula.
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