Premier State Council of China (PRC) Wen Jiabao during the period from 4 to 6 October, is scheduled to arrive in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on an official visit, reports Associated Press citing North Korean media. It is reported that Chinese policies will arrive in the Far Eastern Republic at the invitation of the North Korean leadership, the main purpose of his stay in the country will consult with the authorities of the DPRK on the issue of nuclear weapons.
China, which is the main source of economic assistance to North Korea, hoping that he could persuade the DPRK to return to negotiations on Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons. Last interrupted them in April 2009., After the U.S. government criticized the nuclear test North Korea and its launches of ballistic missiles.
Six countries will take part in this negotiation – North and South Korea, Russia, China, USA and Japan. However, Pyongyang has long been insisted on a bilateral format – only with the participation of the DPRK and the U.S.. Washington has long rejected this option, recently agreed to bilateral negotiations, provided that they are preparing for the six-party summit.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il at a meeting with the ambassador of China in August 2009. expressed willingness “as consultations with the participation of two states, and to the six-party talks.”
