BEIJING, March 3(Xinhuanet)-- Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei is currently paying a visit to the Republic of Korea(ROK), and both China and ROK agreed that it is very important to hold next round of six-party talks on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue at an early date.

The two sides also called for every party involved in the talksto carry out earnest consultations over all concerns such as achieving a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula and security issue, saidsources with the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs here Thursday.