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ROK to return remains of Chinese soldiers

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2017-02-16 18:31

The Republic of Korea will return the remains of more than 20 Chinese soldiers to China next month according to the consensus reached between the two countries, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.

Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told a daily media conference that the two countries' working teams had met in Seoul on Wednesday and discussed the handover.

"According to the agreement, the ROK will return a batch of the remains of more than 20 Chinese People's Volunteer Army soldiers who died in the Korean War to China on March 22," he said.

He also said that China and the ROK have successfully completed the handover of the remains of 541 Chinese soldiers from 2014 to 2016, following humanitarian principles and in the spirit of friendly consultation and practical cooperation.

This year's handover will be the fourth to be carried out under the consensus.

"China is willing to continue consultation and cooperation with the ROK, to complete the handover of remains of Chinese People's Volunteer Army soldiers in the ROK," he said.

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