The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s readiness to resume six-party talks can help ease the tension in the Korean peninsula and restore confidence among the international community in resolving the problem, a Malaysian official said here on Friday.

All quarters in the issue were keen to ease the mounting tension after the DPRK carried out its nuclear test recently, Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar said.

Malaysia was happy with the positive and constructive development after the DPRK expressed its willingness to return to the negotiating table, he told reporters after launching a book entitled the "Number One Wisma Putra" which carried 31 articles about Malaysian diplomats.

Malaysia's official news agency Bernama said that Syed Hamid hoped there would be no hindrance which could derail the talks and that all parties would go to the negotiating table with an open mind.

Source: Xinhua