Post by libby on Jan 16, 2016 3:16:34 GMT -6
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- State Secretary John Kerry is to travel to Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Laos, Cambodia and China – where he's expected to hold talks on responses to North Korea with officials in Beijing.
The State Department made the announcement Friday, the same day Wu Dawei, China's special representative for Korean Peninsula Affairs, told his South Korea counterpart Hwang Joon-kook that Beijing would work with Seoul on a United Nations Security Council resolution that imposes new sanctions.
China, however, wants to take a lighter approach to North Korea sanctions, while the United States and its two key allies Japan and South Korea want to implement more powerful and comprehensive sanctions that could place heavy pressure on North Korea individuals and entities directly involved in nuclear tests.
Kerry's visit is to reaffirm U.S. commitment to rebalancing toward the Asia-Pacific region, State Department spokesman John Kirby told press.
See more: www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2016/01/15/Top-US-officials-to-visit-China-to-discuss-North-Korea/5121452912724/?spt=sec&or=tn
The State Department made the announcement Friday, the same day Wu Dawei, China's special representative for Korean Peninsula Affairs, told his South Korea counterpart Hwang Joon-kook that Beijing would work with Seoul on a United Nations Security Council resolution that imposes new sanctions.
China, however, wants to take a lighter approach to North Korea sanctions, while the United States and its two key allies Japan and South Korea want to implement more powerful and comprehensive sanctions that could place heavy pressure on North Korea individuals and entities directly involved in nuclear tests.
Kerry's visit is to reaffirm U.S. commitment to rebalancing toward the Asia-Pacific region, State Department spokesman John Kirby told press.
See more: www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2016/01/15/Top-US-officials-to-visit-China-to-discuss-North-Korea/5121452912724/?spt=sec&or=tn