China Condemns N Korea’s Attack on S Korea, Calls for Denuclearization

World | November 23, 2010, Tuesday // 13:40
Bulgaria: China Condemns N Korea’s Attack on S Korea, Calls for Denuclearization South Korea's Yeonpueong Island is engulfed in thick smoke as North Korea reportedly fired hundreds of rounds of artillery from its stronghold on the west coast toward the South Korean waters and the Island. Photo by BGNES

China has condemned the attack of North Korea on South Korea earlier Tuesday and has called for parties involved to work harder on promoting peace and to restart multinational talks, Bloomberg reports.

“We have taken note of the relevant report and we express concern over the situation. We hope the relevant parties do more to contribute to peace and stability on the Korean peninsula,” China’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Hong Lei, has announced.

He has stated that officials were aware of the reports by a US scientist, who claimed that North Korea had revealed its new uranium enrichment plant to him.

China unswervingly promotes denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula. It is China’s consistent and firm position to realize denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula through dialogue and consultation. What is imperative now is to restart six-party talks,” Hong said.

At 5:34 am GMT (2:34 pm local time) on Tuesday, North Korea fired artillery shells across its western maritime border, prompting return fire from South Korea.

The BBC reported that dozens of houses on the Yeonpyeong Island were set on fire and two South Korean marines were killed.

The Defense Ministry has announced that 15 other soldiers were wounded, five of them seriously, and three civilians were injured in the attack.

The South Korean government immediately called an emergency meeting of its security ministers, meeting in a bunker under the presidential residence in Seoul, CNN reported.

The United States have also condemned the attack, stating that they remain firmly committed to the defense of their ally, the Republic of Korea, and to the maintenance of regional peace and stability.

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Tags: China, North Korea, South Korea, attack, uranium enrichment, Defense Ministry, United States

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