Trump, Xi hold phone talks on North Korean nuclear issue just days after summit

시진핑, 트럼프와 통화 "북 문제 평화적으로 해결해야" Our top story this morning... Chinese President Xi Jinping is calling for the peaceful resolution of tensions swirling around the North Korea issue. He made the remarks in a phone call with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump. The conversation comes as Beijing and Washington turn the screw on Pyongyang for its nuclear and missile provocations. Kim Hyo-sun reports. Just four days after their summit in Florida,... Presidents Trump and Xi were on the phone on Wednesday to discuss solutions to the North Korean nuclear issue. President Xi,... who is known to have made the phone call,... emphasized the importance of solving the issue in a peaceful manner. "While stressing his support for the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, President Xi Jinping said the issue must be solved in a peaceful manner, and he hopes to maintain communication and cooperation with the United States." President Trump also underscored the importance of close cooperation between Washington and Beijing. Watchers say the call,... coming so soon after the two leaders met face-to-face,... will serve as a warning to Pyongyang to refrain from further provocations. A state-run media outlet in China reports that Beijing has sent Pyongyang another strong message,...threatening to shut down an oil pipeline that supplies free crude oil to the North... if the regime conducts a major provocation like a nuclear test or a long-range missile launch. This could be a significant development as Beijing has long resisted Washington's continued requests to halt the flow of oil into North Korea. It also comes after reports that China has halted coal imports from North Korea and is even sending received coal back to the North. Kim Hyo-sun, Arirang News. Visit ‘Arirang News’ Official Pages Facebook(NEWS):   / newsarirang   Homepage: http://www.arirang.com Facebook:   / arirangtv   Twitter:   / arirangworld   Instagram:   / arirangworld