China tells US, North Korea to 'hit brakes' on threats
16 Aug 2017 10:43 PM IST
Beijing: China has warned the United States and North Korea to "hit the brakes" on threats and actions, and work towards a peaceful resolution of their dispute.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi, in a phone conversation with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday, said the two countries should work together and contain tensions.
Russia and China should not permit any party to "stir up an incident on their doorstep", he said.
The warnings come after North Korea angered the international community by testing an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in late July, a move which saw Pyongyang slapped with new UN sanctions.
Meanwhile, China and Russia called for the US to suspend planned large-scale military exercises in exchange for North Korea suspending its missile and nuclear test as a first step towards direct talks.
Lavrov said the August 21 exercises could stoke tensions, according to China's foreign ministry.
He said a resolution of the dispute through military force was "completely unacceptable".
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