The Presidents of China and South Korea – Xi Jinping and Moon Jae-in – reiterated their nations’ commitment to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula via peaceful means following a high level summit meeting in Beijing on Thursday.

The two leaders met to discuss a variety of issues, including North Korea’s continued development of its ballistic missile and nuclear programs, just two weeks after the DPRK fired its longest range intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).

“China and South Korea share important common interests in safeguarding the peace and stability of the peninsula,” Xi said during the summit, according to a