From March 27 to April 3, Special Representative of the Chinese Government on Korean Peninsula Affairs Liu Xiaoming attended the 11th Zermatt Roundtable on Security Issues in Northeast Asia held in Montreux, Switzerland, and paid a visit to Russia.

During the Roundtable and the visit, Liu Xiaoming talked with officials including Vice Foreign Minister of Russia Andrey Rudenko, State Secretary of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland Alexandre Fasel, Special Envoy of the Swedish Government for Korean Peninsula Affairs Peter Semneby, Vice Minister for Strategy and Intelligence of the ROK Foreign Ministry Cho Koo-rae, and Ambassador in Charge of Korean Peninsula Policy of the Japanese Foreign Ministry Akihiro Okochi, as well as experts from various think tanks, and exchanged views with them on security in Northeast Asia and other issues of mutual interest.

Liu Xiaoming elaborated China's positions and propositions on relevant issues, and called on all parties to keep to the general direction of political settlement and jointly play a constructive role for safeguarding peace and stability in Northeast Asia. The parties recognized the important role played by China and expressed their readiness to enhance communication and cooperation with the Chinese side.