BEIJING, June 11 (Xinhua) -- China holds that the resolution to be adopted by the United Nations Security Council must be conducive to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and peace and stability in Northeast Asia, a foreign ministry spokesman said Thursday.

    Concerned parties were negotiating the resolution and China took part in the discussion in a responsible and constructive manner, Qin Gang told a regular press briefing here.

    The resolution should be balanced and moderate, Qin said.

    Nuclear testing by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) was widely opposed by the international community, and safeguarding peace and stability on the peninsula and in Northeast Asia was a common desire of the world, he said.

    China's starting point and ultimate goal was the denuclearization of the peninsula and the preservation of peace and stability in Northeast Asia, Qin said.

    The five permanent members of the Security Council, along with Japan and the Republic of Korea, agreed Wednesday on a draft resolution in response to the May 25 nuclear test by the DPRK.

Seven nations agree on draft resolution on DPRK nuclear test

    UNITED NATIONS, June 10 (Xinhua) -- The five permanent members of the UN Security Council, along with Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK), on Wednesday reached agreement on a draft resolution in response to the recent nuclear test conducted by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

    The draft resolution is a "very strong, very credible, very appropriate" response, U.S. Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice told reporters at the end of closed-door consultations by the 15 members of the UN Security Council to consider a draft resolution on the DPRK nuclear test. Full story

U.S. envoy says no intention to invade DPRK

    NEW YORK, June 9 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. special envoy said Tuesday that Washington has no intention to invade the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), and emphasized the necessity of dialogue.

    Stephen Bosworth, the special envoy on the DPRK, said at the Annual Dinner of the New York-based Korea Society that "we have no intention to invade North Korea or change its regime through force, and this has been made clear to the DPRK repeatedly. "   Full story

DPRK nuclear test unacceptable, U.S. envoy says

    UNITED NATIONS, June 10 (Xinhua) -- The nuclear test conducted by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) "is unacceptable" and the DPRK "should return unconditionally to the negotiation" process to achieve the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, U.S. UN Ambassador Susan Rice said here on Wednesday.   Full story

Five powers plus Japan, ROK mull over possible resolution on DPRK nuclear test

    UNITED NATIONS, June 1 (Xinhua) -- The five permanent members of the UN Security Council, along with Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK), met here on Monday afternoon to continue discussion about a possible resolution on the recent nuclear test by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

    The close-door discussion, held around 12:30 EDT and last for about one and a half hours, involved ambassadors from Britain, France, China, Russia and the United States, as well as their counterparts from Japan and the ROK.  Full story

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