BEIJING, March 23 (Xinhuanet) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao met with Premier Pak Bong Ju of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Wednesday afternoon at the Great Hall of the People.

    Their meeting is still going on by press time.

    Pak told his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao during their talks on Tuesday that the DPRK will join the six-party talks on the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula "at any time" provided conditions are right. Enditem