Q: It is known that Russian Vice Foreign Minister Aleksandr Losukov held a luncheon with Vice Foreign Minister Yang Wenchang today. Can you tell us the result of the meeting between the two sides?

A: On 17 January, Vice Foreign Minister Yang Wenchang met with Vice Foreign Minister Aleksandr Losukov who had a stopover in Beijing. Both sides exchanged views on Sino-Russian relations, the DPRK nuclear question and other issues of common concern.

On the DPRK nuclear question, the two sides agree that efforts should be made to maintain peace and stability and support the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and maintain that dialogue should be held to solve the question peacefully. Against the current complicated situation, they hope that the parties concerned should keep calm and exercise restraint and continue to seek peaceful settlement of the question through dialog.