China' s UN ambassador said on Monday it is primarily up to the United States and North Korea, not Beijing, to reduce tensions and work toward resuming talks to end Pyongyang' s nuclear weapon and ballistic missile programs. Current top breaking…
UNITED NATIONS — China’s UN ambassador said on Monday it is primarily up to the United States and North Korea, not Beijing, to reduce tensions and work toward resuming talks to end Pyongyang’s nuclear weapon and ballistic missile programs. North Korea on Friday conducted its second test this month of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) . US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he was «very disappointed» China had done «nothing» for Washington with regards to North Korea. » (The United States and North Korea) hold the primary responsibility to keep things moving, to start moving in the right direction, not China, » China’s UN Ambassador Liu Jieyi told a news conference to mark the end of Beijing’s presidency of the UN Security Council in July. «No matter how capable China is, China’s efforts will not yield practical results because it depends on the two principal parties, » Liu said. Without naming anyone, he also accused «relevant countries» of violating Security Council resolutions by heightening tensions and failing to resume negotiations.
