Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan on Monday called on the relevant parties for the Korean Peninsula nuclear talks to break the current stalemate and promote early resumption of the talks.

Tang told Paek Nam Sun, visiting foreign minister of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), that the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue concerns the peace and stability of the peninsula as well as the northeast Asia.

"The important progress made in the six-party talks last year resulted from the joint efforts of relevant parties," Tang said.

He called on the parties concerned to make efforts to promote the resumption of the talks for a positive progress.

Paek is visiting China as a guest of his Chinese counterpart Li Zhaoxing. During his stay, Premier Wen Jiabao and Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing both held talks with him.

He also toured Guangdong Province, a boom area in south China, which DPRK leader Kim Jong Il visited in January.

Source: Xinhua