(VOVworld) - China urged the countries involved in talks on ending North Korea’s nuclear program to abide by the joint statement in on September 9, 2005 on denuclearizing the Korean peninsular.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrives at an event to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the September 19th joint statement (photo: AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the remarks at a symposium commemorating the 10th anniversary of a joint statement  with the participation of 100 scholars and officials from China, the United States, Russia, Japan, and South Korea.  
He said the statement is still the best way to address the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula. Wang said it is urgent for all the parties involved to reactivate the joint statement and make joint efforts to create conditions, reach consensus and pave the way for the resumption of the six-party talks.