BEIJING (AA) - Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday that his country supported the maintanence of peace and stability in the Korean peninsula through the disposal of nuclear weapons.
China "resolutely" promoted efforts towards enhancing relations between South and North Korea, Xi stated while meeting with his South Korean counterpart Park Geun-hye on the occasion of the 21st informal economic leaders' meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) on Indonesia's resort island of Bali.
Xi underscored that momentum has recently been gained in the last four years.
He noted that China was ready to continue the cooperation, communication and coordination with South Korea.
Park expressed her gratitude over China's "constructive role" in the improvement of South-North Korea relations.
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