Beijing's
efforts to reduce North Korea tensions will not yield practical results, says
China's UN envoy.
China's UN envoy has
said it is primarily up to the United States and North Korea, not Beijing, to
reduce tensions and work towards resuming talks to end Pyongyang's nuclear
weapon and ballistic missile programmes.
Liu Jieyi's remark
came on Monday after US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he was
"very disappointed" China had done "nothing" for Washington
with regards to North Korea who a day earlier conducted its second test this
month of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
Jieyi said
"[the US and North Korea] hold the primary responsibility to keep things
moving, to start moving in the right direction, not China".
"No matter how
capable China is, China's efforts will not yield practical results because it
depends on the two principal parties," Liu said, speaking at a news
conference marking the end of Beijing's presidency of the UN Security Council
in July.
Without naming
anyone, he also accused "relevant countries" of violating Security
Council resolutions by heightening tensions and failing to resume negotiations.
Al Jazeera's Gabriel
Elizondo, reporting from the UN headquarters in New York, said Jieyi was
responding to a question about North Korea's missile test and he spoke for
nearly 13 minutes.
"It gives an
idea of how much China wanted to respond to Trump's comment. And it was a very
strong response, pointing a finger directly at North Korea and the US,"
our correspondent said.
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