South Korea to China: Stalled US-North Korea talks harmful for Pyongyang

South Korean President Moon-Jae-in told President of China Xi Jinping that stalled denuclearisation talks between United States and rth Korea are t beneficial for Pyongyang. While rth Korea has set a year-end deline for US to change its 'hostile' policy amid efforts to end its nuclear programme, in latest war of words between both countries, Pyongyang has said that Washington could 'pay dearly' for taking its issue with human rights accord. supreme leer of rth Korea Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump have reportedly met thrice since June 2018 to make substantive progress because Kim wants POTUS to first lift sanctions. 

According to international media reports, Moon told Xi that he appreciates China's important role on Korean issue. Moon also said that recent situation where dialogue between Kim and Trump was suspended and tensions are escalating on Korean peninsula, it is 'never beneficial' for China and South Korea but also for rth Korea. Moon also expressed his wish to work with Xi 'more closely' so that situation between US and rth Korea 'will bear fruit'. Xi in return told Moon that Beijing supports Seoul's efforts to improve relations with ir rrn counterpart and even injected new impetus into promotion of peace talks. 

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Moon is currently visiting China for a trilateral meeting between Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in southwestern city of Chengdu. Both, China and South Korea have vocated peninsula issue to be resolved through peaceful dialogues to 'maintain stability'. Abe will meet Xi in Beijing a day before he hes to Chengdu where various matters will be discussed including tensions between Seoul and Tokyo-rth Korea. 

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rth Korea-US relations

Under leership of US President, it was for first time ever in 2018 that US started talks with rth Korea. Trump met with his rth Korean counterpart Kim Jong-un for a summit meeting held at Sentosa, Singapore to discuss new peaceful relations and denuclearisation of Korean peninsula. US special representative for rth Korea, Stephen Beigun recently visited region to meet with officials from Pyongyang but he h to return empty-handed because apparently he couldn't secure a meeting with his rth Korean counterparts. Beigun, however, visited Seoul and Tokyo for discussions on regional security situation. While in Seoul, Beigun challenged rth Korea to restart discussions and warned that any provocative missile test will be most unhelpful in achieving lasting peace on Korean peninsula. 

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(With ncy inputs)