A senior U.S. official said that Washington will seek talks on how North Korea can be suspended from Asia's biggest security forum as part of a broader effort to isolate Pyongyang diplomatically and force it to end its missile tests and abandon its nuclear weapons program. The United States does not seek regime change, the collapse of the regime, an accelerated reunification of the peninsula or an excuse to send the USA military into North Korea, Tillerson said.
Asked about those comments, Wang said China attached importance to Tillerson's remarks about the Korean peninsula and hoped that the United States could implement them successfully.
North Korea's nuclear ambitions will be high on the agenda of the Asean Regional Forum (ARF) meeting on Monday hosted by the Philippines, foreign ministry spokesman Robespierre Bolivar told reporters.
"On the issue of the rebalance, I think that slogans are sometimes overrated or overused, but certainly, what the rebalance was trying to denote was that the U.S. is an Asia Pacific power, we're going to be engaged in the Asia Pacific region, we're a provider of security in the region, it's key to our prosperity and our economic future, and we are going to pay a lot of attention to Asia", she said.
The United States issued a statement on Thursday urging Asian countries to "downgrade diplomatic engagements or exchanges" with North Korea ahead of the regional security meeting.
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Mr Wang said he hoped all sides could move forward together through dialogue to find a solution quickly that addresses each other's concerns.
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North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho is also expected to be at the ASEAN Regional Forum, one of few global gatherings the communist country regularly attends.
Russia's incoming ambassador to United Nations said on Wednesday that sanctions would not resolve the North Korean issue, stressing instead the need for dialogue between Pyongyang and Washington.
France's Delattre said "quick action" and "strong additional sanctions" are needed in response to North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs, including two recent successful ICBM tests. "At the same time, we also call on all parties not to take any actions that will lead to an escalation in tensions".
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