Chinese President Hu Jintao and US President Barack Obama held talks during Obama's China tour, on a range of issues, including the situation on the Korean Peninsula, on the sidelines of the 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit.
President Hu said China is concerned by the recent development of conditions on the peninsula.
"China hopes the US and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea will maintain contacts and dialogue and honor the consensus reached between them so as to improve their relations," Hu told Obama.
A senior White House aide told reporters that Hu Jintao indicated to Obama during the talks that he took the North Korean nuclear standoff very seriously and was registering his concern with Pyongyang.
During talks with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, Hu Jintao stressed that recently, there have been some new developments in the situation on the peninsula, which have drawn the attention of the international community.
"China has been communicating closely with all related parties including South Korea," the Chinese President said.
"At present, the situation on the Korean Peninsula is very complicated and sensitive. We do not hope to see a reversal of the hard-won momentum of relaxation of tension on the peninsula," he added.
President Hu said China is concerned by the recent development of conditions on the peninsula.
"China hopes the US and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea will maintain contacts and dialogue and honor the consensus reached between them so as to improve their relations," Hu told Obama.
A senior White House aide told reporters that Hu Jintao indicated to Obama during the talks that he took the North Korean nuclear standoff very seriously and was registering his concern with Pyongyang.
During talks with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, Hu Jintao stressed that recently, there have been some new developments in the situation on the peninsula, which have drawn the attention of the international community.
"China has been communicating closely with all related parties including South Korea," the Chinese President said.
"At present, the situation on the Korean Peninsula is very complicated and sensitive. We do not hope to see a reversal of the hard-won momentum of relaxation of tension on the peninsula," he added.
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