<p class="title">China on Monday welcomed the meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the demilitarised zone (DMZ) dividing the Korean peninsula, saying their "constructive" interaction yielded positive outcomes.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Trump stepped onto North Korean soil on Sunday and met Kim in the DMZ. The two leaders agreed to set up teams to resume stalled nuclear talks.</p>.<p class="bodytext">This was their third encounter. Their previous meetings at Singapore and Hanoi failed to bring about a breakthrough to end North Korea's nuclear programme which lead to the imposition of heavy sanctions by the UN.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Asked for comments on Trump-Kim meeting, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told the media that China welcomed the meeting.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The two leaders had a friendly meeting which should be welcomed. Their constructive meeting yielded positive outcomes," he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Both leaders walked past the DMZ line between the South and North Korea, Geng said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The meeting is important specifically for the US and both Koreas to discuss re-starting working-level consultations in the near future," he said, adding that China welcomes and supports that move.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Trump's meeting with Kim followed last month's surprise visit of President Xi Jinping to North Korea, the first by a Chinese leader in 14 years. Trump had accused Xi in the past of influencing Kim in the finalisation of the deal for de-nuclearisation of Korean Peninsula.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Geng said Xi's recent visit to North Korea has injected "new political impetus" for the political settlement of the Peninsula issue.</p>.<p class="bodytext">This round of interactions between US, North and South Koreas serves the common interests of all parties and meets the common aspiration of international community, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We hope the two countries seize this opportunity, meet each other halfway, explore effective ways to resolve each other's concerns and work for more progress for de-nuclearisation and political settlement of the Peninsula," he said.</p>
<p class="title">China on Monday welcomed the meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the demilitarised zone (DMZ) dividing the Korean peninsula, saying their "constructive" interaction yielded positive outcomes.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Trump stepped onto North Korean soil on Sunday and met Kim in the DMZ. The two leaders agreed to set up teams to resume stalled nuclear talks.</p>.<p class="bodytext">This was their third encounter. Their previous meetings at Singapore and Hanoi failed to bring about a breakthrough to end North Korea's nuclear programme which lead to the imposition of heavy sanctions by the UN.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Asked for comments on Trump-Kim meeting, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told the media that China welcomed the meeting.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The two leaders had a friendly meeting which should be welcomed. Their constructive meeting yielded positive outcomes," he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Both leaders walked past the DMZ line between the South and North Korea, Geng said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The meeting is important specifically for the US and both Koreas to discuss re-starting working-level consultations in the near future," he said, adding that China welcomes and supports that move.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Trump's meeting with Kim followed last month's surprise visit of President Xi Jinping to North Korea, the first by a Chinese leader in 14 years. Trump had accused Xi in the past of influencing Kim in the finalisation of the deal for de-nuclearisation of Korean Peninsula.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Geng said Xi's recent visit to North Korea has injected "new political impetus" for the political settlement of the Peninsula issue.</p>.<p class="bodytext">This round of interactions between US, North and South Koreas serves the common interests of all parties and meets the common aspiration of international community, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We hope the two countries seize this opportunity, meet each other halfway, explore effective ways to resolve each other's concerns and work for more progress for de-nuclearisation and political settlement of the Peninsula," he said.</p>