China hopes the six-party talks onthe nuclear issue of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) will start at an early date and gain positive results, said Vice-Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo.

The preparations for the talks are under way, according to Dai.

As a special envoy of the Chinese government, Dai visited Russia, the DPRK and the United States in July and consulted the related sides about the nuclear issue.

China, the DRPK and the United held talks in Beijing on April 23-25. The up-coming six-country talks will involve the DPRK, the United States, China, the Republic of Korea, Russia, and Japan.

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