Foreign Ministry hopeful over US remarks

Denuclearization peacefully through talks and maintaining peace and stability of the Korean Peninsula is the only effective way to solve the region's nuclear issue, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said in Beijing on Thursday.

Lu made the remark after US President Donald Trump was quoted by the Associated Press as urging the leadership of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to seek a peaceful solution.

Trump said that the deciding factor in easing tensions between the two countries will be how much the DPRK's leader desires peace.