China's special envoy for Korean peninsula affairs Wu Dawei met in Seoul on Friday with South Korean officials to discuss ways to resume the long-stalled six-party talks on ridding the Korean peninsula of nuclear weapons.

Wu, who is also China's top envoy to the six-party talks, exchanged views with Seoul's Vice Foreign Minister Shin Kak-soo and Senior Secretary to the President for Foreign Affairs and National Security Kim Sung-Hwan respectively.

During the meetings, the two sides expressed their willingness to make joint efforts to maintain peace and stability on the Korean peninsula, a Chinese diplomatic source told Xinhua.

The two sides agreed that the six-party talks is a useful platform to maintain peace and stability on the peninsula, and they will make joint efforts with related parties to create conditions to restart the multilateral talks at an early date.

Wu, who met with Seoul's top nuclear envoy Wi Sung-lac on Thursday, will leave for Japan on Saturday.

Wu visited the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) from Aug.16 to 18 and held talks with DPRK's Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun, Vice Foreign Ministers Kim Kye-gwan and Kim Song Gi.

Beijing plays host to the six-party talks that also involve the two Koreas, the United States, Japan and Russia. The talks hit a snag after Pyongyang unilaterally pulled out in April 2009.