China on Tuesday welcomed the offer of US President Donald Trump to hold talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un "under the right circumstances".
Donald Trump had expressed his willingness on Monday to meet Kim Jong-un sometime in the future although White House press secretary Sean Spicer said later the conditions for such a meeting are not yet in place.
"We have noted the recent remarks and positive signals conveyed in them. We also believe the US and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, as direct parties on the Korean nuclear issue, should make credible efforts at an early date and show good faith," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said.
That would help in the resumption of peace talks, according to the official, who called dialogue the only "realistic and viable way" at a time of escalated tensions in the region.
Trump's remarks came amid rising tensions with Pyongyang owing to its repeated missile and nuclear tests, to which Washington responded by sending a fleet led by the Carl Vinson aircraft carrier to waters near North Korea.
(With IANS inputs)
