Liu Jieyi (R, front), China's permanent representative to the UN, speaks ahead of a Security Council meeting on DPRK at the UN headquarters in New York, on Dec. 9, 2016. Liu Jieyi on Friday called on the Security Council members to do more things that are conducive to easing the situation on the Korean Peninsula. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)
UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese envoy on Friday called on the Security Council members to do more things that are conducive to easing the situation on the Korean Peninsula.
Liu Jieyi, China's permanent representative to the UN, made the appeal ahead of a Security Council meeting on DPRK, saying that "China opposes the aberrations by the UN Security Council to discuss DPRK's human rights situation."
Liu said the UN Charter stipulates that the primary responsibility of the Security Council is the maintenance of international peace and security, and the council is "not a forum for discussing human rights issues and still less for the politicization of the human rights issue."
"We do not allow the Peninsula to be torn by turmoil or war under any circumstances," he said, noting that the council's discussion on the DPRK's human rights issue goes contrary to this goal and it's detrimental with no benefit what-so-ever.
Warning that the current situation on the Korean Peninsula is complex, sensitive and dire, Liu said China hopes council members and other parties concerned can "meet each other halfway and do more things that are conducive to easing the situation on the Peninsula and avoid making any rhetoric or actions that may provoke or lead to the escalation of the tensions."
"China consistently stands for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, insist that the Peninsula should be kept peaceful and stable and insist that solutions be sought through dialogue and consultation," said Liu.
He noted that the top priority for the moment is to resume dialogue and negotiation among the parties as soon as possible to re-open the six party talks to jointly safeguard the process of denuclearization of the Peninsula.
"China insists that we will be pushing for dialogue and consultation and to solve relevant issues of the Peninsula within the framework of the six party talks in order to make a positive and constructive contribution to the stability and peace on the Peninsula at an early date," he added.
