Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said Thursday that all parties to the six-party talks on the Korean Peninsular nuclear issue should meet their commitments by adopting practical measures to advance the process.
"We hope all parties will properly resolve issues through dialogue and coordination," Qin told a regular press conference here.
Qin urged all parties to avoid intensifying the tense situation, and to jointly safeguard peace and stability in northeast Asia.
Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei had just concluded a tour of Russia, the United States, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK).
Qin said Wu had in-depth talks with officials from the four nations on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue and the six-party talks, and all parties agreed to continue efforts to resolve issues through dialogue and to promote the resumption of the talks.
"We would like to keep in contact with all concerned parties by all means," Qin noted.
It was in accordance with all parties' interests to peacefully realize denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula through dialogue, and to safeguard the peace and stability of the northeast Asia, he said.
The six-party talks, which involve China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the United States, the ROK, Russia and Japan, have been stalled since December last year.
The DPRK announced its withdrawal from the talks after the UN Security Council adopted a presidential statement which said the DPRK's April 5 rocket launch was "in contravention of Security Council resolution 1718" and urged the early resumption of the six-party talks.
On June 12, the United Nations adopted UN Security Council Resolution 1874 imposing tougher sanctions on the DPRK over its May 25 nuclear test.
The DPRK rejected the resolution and announced it had quit the talks and the ceasefire agreement of the Korean War.
The DPRK tested seven missiles off its east coast on July 4. The launches came two days after the DPRK test-fired four short-range missiles off its eastern coast.
(Xinhua News Agency July 16, 2009)
