China adheres to the peaceful settlement of the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue through the six-party talks, Tang Guoqiang, Chinese ambassador to the United Nations' Vienna Office, said on Wednesday.

"China always stands for a denuclearized Korean Peninsula, the maintenance of peace and stability on the peninsula and in Northeast Asia, as well as the peaceful settlement of the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue through dialogue and consultation," Tang said at a board meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

The 35-nation board of governors of the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog started a regular session here on Monday. The Korean Peninsula nuclear issue was among the topics in discussion.

Tang said the six-party talks have become an important platform for all parties to enhance mutual understanding and trust and to carry out dialogue and consultation on the denuclearization of the peninsula, the normalization of relations among countries concerned and the building of a harmonious pattern in Northeast Asia.

Launched in 2003, the six party talks involve China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the United States, the Republic of Korea, Japan and Russia.

Source: Xinhua