‘Creating new history’: world reacts to landmark US-North Korea summit
China and Russia call for an end to UN’s economic sanctions on the North, while Iran warns Pyongyang about making any nuclear agreements with Washington
World governments reacted positively to the summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. But Iran had a word of warning for Pyongyang following the collapse of Tehran’s nuclear deal with the West earlier this year.
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the meeting was “creating a new history”.
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“The United States and North Korea have been in a state of antagonism for more than half a century,” Wang said. “Today, that the two countries’ highest leaders can sit together and have equal talks, has important and positive meaning, and is creating a new history.”
At the ministry’s daily briefing, spokesman Geng Shuang said China “welcomes and supports” the talks and that the United Nations Security Council’s sanctions against the North could be suspended or lifted in accordance with the North’s actions.
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“Sanctions are not an end,” Geng said. “We believe the Security Council should make efforts to support the diplomat efforts at the present time.”