China hopes all relevant parties seize the current opportunity to work for resumption and progress of the six-party talks, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu Thursday in Beijing.

"China will keep contact with all relevant sides on setting the date for the talks," she told a regular press conference.

Foreign ministers from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation members that are sovereign states met Thursday in Hanoi, and agreed to support the process of the six-party talks on the Korean nuclear issue, she said.

They had also exchanged views on other international and regional issues including the Iranian nuclear issue and Middle East issue, she added.

The six-party talks, which involves China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the United States, the Republic of Korea (ROK), Russia and Japan, have held five rounds and remained stalled since the last round was held in Beijing last November.

The heads of delegations to the six-party talks from China, the DPRK and the United States had an informal meeting in Beijing on October 31, and agreed that the six-party talks be held soon at a time convenient to the six parties.

Source: Xinhua