朝鲜领导人金正日再次敦促中国重启有关核裁军的谈判,以期为贫困的朝鲜赢得援助。
中国官方媒体星期五说,朝鲜领导人告诉中国国务委员戴秉国说,他愿意在没有任何先决条件的情况下接受禁止核测试和核生产的禁令。
这个重启六方会谈的最新提议是金正日在访问俄罗斯后回国途中访问中国黑龙江省期间提出的。
金正日星期三对俄罗斯总统梅德韦杰夫也提出了相同的提议。
美国和韩国都认为这项提议并不是什么新鲜事。这两个国家以及俄罗斯、中国和日本参加了前几轮六方会谈。几个月来,华盛顿和首尔坚持认为,在进行任何谈判之前,朝鲜必须解除自己的核项目。
金正日星期四乘坐自己的装甲列车,离开俄罗斯前往中国访问。
如此迅速地报导金正日与中国官员的讨论是很不寻常的。中国官方媒体通常只是在金正日离开中国后才报导他对中国的访问。
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il is making another push to restart nuclear disarmament talks in the hopes of getting aid for his impoverished country.
China’s state-run media Friday said the North Korean leader told a China’s State Counselor Dai Bingguo he was willing to go ahead with a nuclear test and production ban without any preconditions.
The latest offer to restart six-party talks came during a visit to China’s Heilongjiang province as Mr. Kim makes his way back home after a visit to Russia.
The North Korean leader’s proposal echoes the offer he made Wednesday to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
The United States and South Korea, which both participated in earlier rounds of six-party negotiations, along with Russia, China and Japan, dismissed that proposal as nothing new. Washington and Seoul have insisted for months that the North must dismantle its nuclear programs before any further talks can take place.
Mr. Kim left Russia for China Thursday, travelling in his armored train.
The quick reports on Mr. Kim’s discussions with Chinese officials are unusual. China’s state-run media normally reports on the North Korean leader’s visit only after he has left the country.