China expected that all concerned parties would continue to fulfil their commitments in earnest and implement the second phase action plan on resolving the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue in an all-round and balanced manner, said Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Jiang Yu yesterday.

Jiang told a regular press conference that with the joint efforts of all participants in the six-party talks, the second phase action plan was under implementation.

Some areas witnessed faster pace, while others were in slower pace. Jiang said this was normal.

The spokeswoman said the all-round implementation of the second phase action plan would open a broader prospect for the six-party talks.

According to a six-party talks joint document released in Beijing on Oct. 3, 2007, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) agreed to disable all its existing nuclear facilities and provide a complete and correct declaration of all its nuclear programs by the end of 2007.

The six-party talks, initiated in 2003 and aimed at resolving the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue, involve China, the DPRK, the United States, the Republic of Korea, Russia and Japan.