Russia hails readiness of U.S., DPRK to continue dialogue

Source: Xinhua| 2019-02-28 22:16:12|Editor: Shi Yinglun
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MOSCOW, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Moscow on Thursday welcomed the intention of both U.S. President Donald Trump and top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un to continue bilateral dialogue on the Korean Peninsula's situation.

"We positively evaluate the disposition of the U.S. president and the top leader of the DPRK to continue the U.S.-North Korea dialogue," Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a news briefing.

Trump and Kim held talks in Vietnam's capital Hanoi on Wednesday and Thursday, which concluded without a deal.

Moscow believes that the dialogue must be supported by concrete measures, Zakharova said, adding that resolving the problems on the Korean Peninsula, including denuclearization, takes time and needs maximum restraint by all the parties involved.

It is important to maintain the positive dynamics of the political and diplomatic processes based on Russian and Chinese proposals for a comprehensive settlement, she said.

In response to the result of the second Kim-Trump summit, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday, "From official statements, statements by President Trump himself and other high-ranking representatives of the White House, we understand that the negotiation process has not been interrupted, which is certainly positive."

"But, at the same time, it was probably not possible to reach any tangible agreements for the time being," he told reporters.

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