SpaceWar.com reports: “South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Wednesday he had urged Chinese leader Xi Jinping to help him curb Pyongyang’s nuclear programme and suggested a freeze in its development of weapons of mass destruction was ‘feasible’ with the right conditions.
Lee’s visit to China this week was the first by a South Korean leader in six years, with Seoul seeking a broad reset in relations with its largest trading partner as well as help with the recalcitrant North.
He met with Xi in Beijing on Monday — a day after the nuclear-armed North fired two ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan.
Speaking to journalists in Shanghai as he wrapped up the visit, he said he had urged Beijing’s help in bringing Pyongyang back to the negotiating table.
He said he told Xi he would ‘like China to play a mediating role on issues related to the Korean Peninsula, including North Korea’s nuclear programme’.
‘All our channels are completely blocked,’ he said.
‘We hope China can serve as a mediator — a mediator for peace,’ he added…”
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