DPRK: Progress made during China visit

U.S. envoy for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Glyn Davies said on Thursday that "good progress" was made at his meeting with China's special representative for Korean Peninsula affairs Wu Dawei. Davis made the remarks at the end of his three-day visit to China. "We made some good progress," Davies said, adding that his discussion with Wu was "constructive and tense." This is the second meeting between Davies and Wu in less than a month following a meeting in Washington. Davies moves on to Seoul and Tokyo later this week. Earlier this month, Wu paid a visit to the DPRK. China maintains close contact and communication with all other members of the six-party talks on the Korean Peninsular nuclear issue. "In current circumstances, we hope that all parties can show wisdom and come back to the track of dialogue and consultation as soon as possible to allow early resumption of the talks," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said. The six-party talks convene China, the DPRK, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Russia and the United States and have been stalled since late 2008.