Consultations between Foreign Ministers of the ROK and China over the Phone

2007-04-18 16:05
Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Song Min-soon has had consultations with Chinese foreign minister Li Zhaoxing over the phone on April 17, Tuesday, after having one with U. S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on the same day. They also had discussions on the pending BDA matter and the North Korean nuclear issue.

Both ministers shared a common view on the need to strengthen communication among the involved nations for the BDA issue to make a breakthrough at the earliest date. They agreed to continue the ROK-China cooperation in regard of this matter.

Also, they both acknowledged that the relevant parties need to carry out what needs to be done in order to accelerate the implementation of the Feb. 13 Agreement. In order to do so, they agreed to continue close consultations with the involved nations.