DPRK urged to avoid 'dangerous direction'

Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged Pyongyang not to go further in a dangerous direction, and said there should be no new nuclear state in either of the Koreas or elsewhere.

"There is still hope for peace, we must not give up," Wang said during his speech at the UN General Assembly on Thursday. The remarks came as rhetoric and even personal name-calling has flared up in recent days between Washington and Pyongyang.

"We urge the DPRK not to go further on along a dangerous direction," Wang said. "We call upon the US to honor its 'Four Nos' commitment, and we call upon all parties to play a constructive role in easing tensions," Wang said.