We hope (Kim's) China trip will help North Korea's economic development and peace and stability on the Korean peninsula.

We hope all parties will retain a calm, pragmatic and flexible attitude and will properly deal with differences between each other and continue to push forward the process of peace talks.

This action ... should now pave the way for the restoration of political stability and economic recovery of the country.

We will closely monitor the new authorities' moves. We will define our relations with them according to their acts.

Due to the current atmosphere and conditions, the seventh China-Japan-Republic of Korea leaders' meeting will be postponed until a proper date.

France welcomes the announcement made in Baghdad and hopes that the accord will respond to expectations.