Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing late on Friday held telephone talks with his British counterpart Margaret Beckett, exchanging views on the UN Security Council consultations over the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula.

During the talks, Beckett expressed her appreciation for the positive role China had played in seeking a peaceful resolution to the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue.

The two sides also exchanged views on such major issues as the situation in Sudan's western region of Darfur.

(Xinhua News Agency October 14, 2006 )