UNITED NATIONS – China is urging the United States and North Korea to seize the moment and take positive steps so that six-party talks on the North's nuclear program can resume quickly.
China's U.N. Ambassador Zhang Yesui called last month's talks between senior U.S. and North Korean officials a positive development.
China is assuming the rotating presidency of the Security Council this month.
At a news conference Tuesday, Zhang said the most important thing now is for the key parties to "meet each other halfway so that ... the six-party talks will start as soon as possible."
Washington and Pyongyang agreed on the need to resume the stalled talks. But the North cited unspecified differences and did not make a firm commitment on when it would rejoin the six-party negotiations.
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