Edited and translated by People's Daily Online
Senior officials from the United States, South Korea, and Japan met in Washington on Jan. 17, their first meeting since the end of 2011, to exchange views on denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, resumption of the six-party talks, and other issues.
It is worth noting that while trying to keep "open channels of communication," the three countries stressed again that the core goal of the six-party talks is the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
The Korean Peninsula is facing a delicate situation. China attaches great importance to preserving peace and stability on the peninsula, and hopes that the United States, South Korea, and Japan can play an active and constructive role in this regard.
The three countries are major stakeholders in the Korean Peninsula denuclearization process and key members of the six-party talks. Maintaining peace and stability on the peninsula is their duty, and an effective way of protecting their interests.
Admittedly, verifiable denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula in a peaceful manner is a major goal of the six-party talks. However, the September 19 Joint Statement, the most substantive outcome of the nuclear talks so far, shows that the main goals of the talks also include the normalization of the relations between concerned countries as well as establishment of a security mechanism for maintaining peace and stability in northeast Asia.
The statement is not outdated, and still has urgent practical significance. The six-party talks is a gradual process, and it is necessary to implement agreements reached at the talks in an all-round and balanced way.
In the three years when the six-party talks was suspended, the situation of the Korean Peninsula became more acute and serious. The root cause of this situation is the trust crisis. It is the trust crisis that has intensified the actual crisis. Currently, the task of top priority is to rebuild an environment for recovering the trust.
Negotiation is the ultimate method for solving problems. Without negotiation, no progress will be made. Although various parties have expressed their wish of returning to the six-party talks, wish has not turned into reality yet. An important reason is that a relevant country has set a high barrier in front of the negotiation hall.
The big problem is that no one wants to start removing the barrier first. However, if all parties do nothing but wait for others to remove it, they will stay out of the negotiation hall forever.
In fact, all preconditions of restarting the six-party talks could be subjects of the six-party talks. After the six-party talks was suspended, the security situation of the Korean Peninsula has worsened. It is a strong proof showing the necessity of restarting the talks.
The six-party talks is an effective mechanism for realizing the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and safeguarding the peace and security of the peninsula and northeast Asia. Strengthening contacts, dialogues and mutual trust and laying the foundation for restarting the six-party talks as soon as possible are wise and responsible choices for all parties.
Senior officials from the United States, South Korea, and Japan met in Washington on Jan. 17, their first meeting since the end of 2011, to exchange views on denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, resumption of the six-party talks, and other issues.
It is worth noting that while trying to keep "open channels of communication," the three countries stressed again that the core goal of the six-party talks is the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
The Korean Peninsula is facing a delicate situation. China attaches great importance to preserving peace and stability on the peninsula, and hopes that the United States, South Korea, and Japan can play an active and constructive role in this regard.
The three countries are major stakeholders in the Korean Peninsula denuclearization process and key members of the six-party talks. Maintaining peace and stability on the peninsula is their duty, and an effective way of protecting their interests.
Admittedly, verifiable denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula in a peaceful manner is a major goal of the six-party talks. However, the September 19 Joint Statement, the most substantive outcome of the nuclear talks so far, shows that the main goals of the talks also include the normalization of the relations between concerned countries as well as establishment of a security mechanism for maintaining peace and stability in northeast Asia.
The statement is not outdated, and still has urgent practical significance. The six-party talks is a gradual process, and it is necessary to implement agreements reached at the talks in an all-round and balanced way.
In the three years when the six-party talks was suspended, the situation of the Korean Peninsula became more acute and serious. The root cause of this situation is the trust crisis. It is the trust crisis that has intensified the actual crisis. Currently, the task of top priority is to rebuild an environment for recovering the trust.
Negotiation is the ultimate method for solving problems. Without negotiation, no progress will be made. Although various parties have expressed their wish of returning to the six-party talks, wish has not turned into reality yet. An important reason is that a relevant country has set a high barrier in front of the negotiation hall.
The big problem is that no one wants to start removing the barrier first. However, if all parties do nothing but wait for others to remove it, they will stay out of the negotiation hall forever.
In fact, all preconditions of restarting the six-party talks could be subjects of the six-party talks. After the six-party talks was suspended, the security situation of the Korean Peninsula has worsened. It is a strong proof showing the necessity of restarting the talks.
The six-party talks is an effective mechanism for realizing the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and safeguarding the peace and security of the peninsula and northeast Asia. Strengthening contacts, dialogues and mutual trust and laying the foundation for restarting the six-party talks as soon as possible are wise and responsible choices for all parties.
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