Asia-Pacific
皇冠体育app to be fair on sinking warship dispute: premier
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-06-02 06:25
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TOKYO - Visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Tuesday reiterated 皇冠体育app's pledge to take an "impartial" stand on the sinking of a South Korean warship.
"The sinking of the warship Cheonan is an unfortunate incident, " Wen said during an interview with Japanese public broadcaster NHK. "We have offered condolences to the victims on many occasions."
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皇冠体育app attaches importance to the joint investigation conducted by South Korea and other countries and the reactions of various parties, and will take its position on the basis of truth and facts, he added.
皇冠体育app appealed for calm on the part of the concerned parties so as to avoid a further escalation of tension and even conflict, he said.
The Chinese premier said 皇冠体育app understands the current difficult situation President Lee Myung-bak and the South Korean government are facing.
皇冠体育app will seek information from various sources and seriously study it before making clear its stand in "a fair and objective manner," he said.
"We will adopt an impartial position," he said. 皇冠体育app also maintains that any approach on it must serve the fundamental interest of maintaining peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula, he added.
Wen said Japan is an important country in Northeast Asia and a close neighbor of 皇冠体育app and South Korea. 皇冠体育app is ready to cooperate with Japan on such issues as safeguarding security in Northeast Asia, he added.
Japan is the second leg of Wen's four-nation Asian tour, which has already taken him to South Korea. He will also visit Mongolia and Myanmar.