On January 20, 2011, Assistant Foreign Minister Hu Zhengyue met with United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Sergio Duarte who was in Beijing attending the Workshop for Strengthening the Capacity of the Media in Advocating and Promoting Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific. The two sides exchanged opinions on the situation of international arms control and non-proliferation, China's cooperation with the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs and regional nuclear issues.