The six-party talks should be continued in order to seek a solution to the nuclear issue on Korean Peninsula, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue said in Beijing Thursday.

Zhang said China always regarded the six-party talks as an important step towards a peaceful solution through dialogue.

The six-party talks were held in Beijing in August among China, the United States, Russia, Japan, the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

All sides reached a consensus on solving the issue through peaceful means, including continuing the six-party talks.

Zhang said the nuclear issue on Korean Peninsula was very complicated, and each side had different views and differences in the process of solving the problem.

Zhang said China believed that the best way to solve the problem and differences was through the mechanism of the six-party talks. Therefore, the talks should be carried on, she said.

(Xinhua News Agency October 10, 2003)