Chinese President Hu Jintao on Sunday in St. Petersburg called for early resumption of the six-party talks to resolve the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue.

Hu, who arrived at St. Petersburg on Sunday to attend the outreach session of the G8 summit, made the call when he met U.S. President George W. Bush.

During the talks, Hu said the key to resolving the issue is to resume the six-party talks as soon as possible.

Hu said that China would continue to commit itself to maintaining peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula, continue to push forward the process of the six-party talks, and exert efforts to realize the goal of making the Korean Peninsula free of nuclear weapons through dialogues and negotiations.

Bush said the U.S. side hopes for a peaceful solution to the issue, calling for resuming the six-party talks as soon as possible.

Source: Xinhua