Wednesday, July 27 2005 14:39 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Beijing: China today (July 27, 2005) appealed to all sides attending the six-party talks here to seize the opportunity and show "political courage" to find a peaceful settlement to the North Korean nuclear weapons programme.

Chinese delegation head and host of the six-party talks, Wu Dawei urged all sides to seize opportunities, meet challenges and work together with their utmost political courage to create a better future for Northeast Asia.

Wu, also China's vice foreign minister, made the remarks at the first plenary session of the fourth round of the six-party talks held here at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, the official Xinhua news agency reported.

At the plenary session held on the second day of the six-party talks, Wu said, negotiators from the six nations stated their stances and advanced opinions on how to achieve denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula.

Through a series of one-to-one meetings, the six parties exchanged views in a candid and in-depth way and enhanced mutual understanding, he said.

Wu said the six-party talks itself is a process of "seeking common points while reserving differences, reducing difference, accumulating consensus and creating peace." They reiterated that they would adhere to the goal of denuclearisation, adhere to dialogue for a peaceful resolution of the issue.

"They agreed to, on the basis of the results achieved in the previous three rounds of talks, continue in-depth discussions, give earnest considerations to the concerns and stances of the other parties, and work together for positive progress in the ongoing talks," Wu said.