South Korean President highly commended Chinese continuous efforts for pushing forward the process of six-party talks when meeting visiting Chinese official on Monday, Chinese official said.

Roh expects China to play a more significant role in maintaining regional peace and stability when hold talks with Wang Jiarui, head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, at the presidential office, Chinese officials with Wang told Xinhua.

The two sides thoroughly exchanged views on bilateral relations and international issues, the official said.

Wang expressed Chinese President Hu Jintao and Prime Minister Wen Jiabao's regards to Roh during the meeting.

The bilateral ties between Beijing and Seoul have achieved great leaps since the two countries established formal diplomatic relations 15 years ago, Wang said.

China and South Korea are expanding cooperation in trade, personnel exchange, education, technology and many other fields, while maintaining good coordination and collaboration in international affairs, Wang said. He stressed that China will further develop the all-around cooperative partnership with South Korea.

Roh congratulated the outcomes achieved in the latest 17th National Congress of the CPC and the inauguration of the new leadership of the CPC.

Roh said he looks forward to further development of the bilateral ties on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the establishment of the bilateral diplomatic ties.

Wang arrived here on Sunday on a working visit with an invitation by the South Korean Foreign Ministry.

(Xinhua News Agency November 27, 2007)