China has not abandoned the hope of resolving the nuclear issue of the Korean Peninsula through the six-party talks, Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan said at a routine press conference Tuesday.

Kong said China is convinced that the mechanism of six-party talks is effective in achieving the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula as well as its peace and stability.

Acknowledging the nuclear issue of the Korean Peninsula is a complicated and prolonged one, he said the settlement of the issue requires the concerted and arduous efforts of the relevant parties.

Kong called for all the parties to remain confident and take pragmatic, flexible approaches to address the issue.

The Chinese side hopes that the next round of six-party talks could be held as early as possible, Kong said, pledging China will,as always, play a constructive role and continue to do active persuasion and promotion work.

The six-party talks, aiming at resolving the nuclear issue of the Korean Peninsula, involve the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the United States, the Republic of Korea, Japan, Russia and China.

During the third round of talks in June this year, the six parties agreed to meet again before the end of September.