Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao on Tuesday urged all parties to the six-party talks on the Korean Peninsular nuclear issue to concentrate on resolving the issue.

"The most pressing issue for the six parties at present is to concentrate on resolving the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula," Liu said at a routine news conference in Beijing.

He urged all parties concerned to take concrete measures to fulfil the consensus reached in the fourth round of six-party talks and the commitments made by all parties.

Liu made the remarks in response to a question on the recent visit by Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister Wu Dawei to Japan during which Wu met with envoys of the other five countries involved in the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue.

During Wu's visit, a conference on security in northeast Asia was held in Tokyo from April 9 to 11, with participants from China, Japan, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Russia, the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the United States.

Wu's visit was not aimed at attending the conference, but taking the opportunity to discuss with the other five envoys the process of the six-party talks and solutions to the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue, Liu acknowledged.

He said Wu conducted negotiations with the other envoys and emphasized that it was conducive to keeping peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula to rely on dialogue to resolve the nuclear issue.

The six parties all made helpful proposals during the negotiations, said Liu.

He said China regarded the negotiations as useful and hoped that all parties would enhance exchanges and eliminate differences so the talks could resume as soon as possible.

Source: Xinhua