BEIJING, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- China on Thursday urged parties involved in the Korean nuclear talks to seize the favorable opportunity to restart the stalled talks following U.S. special envoy's Pyongyang visit.

    "We believe that all parties involved should grab favorable opportunities and make joint efforts to improve the situation on the Korean Peninsula," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Jiang Yu told a regular press briefing.

    She was referring to U.S. envoy Stephen Bosworth's three-day visit to Pyongyang from Dec. 8 to 10, which was widely seen as a positive sign to bring the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) back to the six-party nuclear negotiations.

    Jiang called on the parties to create conditions for fresh talks.

Russia, U.S. hail DPRK's readiness to rejoin six-party talks 


    MOSCOW, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- Russia and the United States welcomed signals from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) that it was ready to rejoin the six-party talks, Russian news agencies reported on Monday.

    "I welcome the DPRK's adherence to the six-nation negotiating process," Russia's chief nuclear envoy and Deputy Foreign Minister Alexei Borodavkin told a press briefing after meeting with Steven Bosworth, the U.S. special envoy to the DPRK.Full story 

DPRK-U.S. dialogue paves way for reviving six-way talks

    BEIJING, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Stephen Bosworth, President Barack Obama's special envoy, concluded a three-day visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on Thursday after holding the first direct U.S. talks with Pyongyang since Obama took office.

    The U.S. said Bosworth's visit, which was closely followed by all parties involved in the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue, was aimed at pushing for an early resumption of the stalled six-party talks over the DPRK's dismantling of its nuclear program. Full story