The Chinese Foreign Ministry called in North Korean ambassador Ji Jae-ryong several times to dissuade Pyongyang from conducting a third nuclear test, a diplomat in Beijing said Sunday.
"After the North expressed the intention to conduct a fresh nuclear test, the Chinese Foreign Ministry called in Ambassador Ji Jae-ryong several times to deliver a warning message," the diplomat said.
| Right. I'm guessing the warning is "don't have a fissile." The Norks only do a test if they have China's blessing. |
Beijing did not officially confirm this.
Meanwhile, South Korea's chief nuclear envoy Lim Sung-nam is to visit China on Monday to meet Wu Dawei, the special representative for Korean Peninsula Affairs and discuss a response. |