Korean nuclear issue on agenda for foreign minister's visit to US

Foreign Minister Wang Yi will pay an official visit to the United States from Tuesday to Thursday.[Photo from CCTV NEWS]

Foreign Minister Wang Yi will pay an official visit to the United States from Tuesday to Thursday, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Monday.

Wang's visit is expected to set the agenda for high-level communication between China and the US this year, Hua said, and he will discuss with counterpart John Kerry deepening pragmatic cooperation and constructively handling sensitive issues between the nations, she added.

Regarding the Korean nuclear question, Hua said Beijing and Washington maintained "close communication over the issue" and Wang will propose the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and a truce-to-peace mechanism be pursued at the same time to solve major concerns of all parties in a balanced way.

China supports a new and more powerful resolution on Pyongyang from the UN Security Council, Hua said but she also called for relevant parties to remain calm, exercise restraint and stick to the direction of resolving the issue through dialogue and consultation.