China on Thursday reiterated its call for dialogues and consultations to ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula,stressing that peaceful approaches are needed to solve the issue.

China has always maintained that relevant parities should seek a peaceful solution to the Korean Peninsula issue through dialogues and contacts, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said at a regular press conference.

Hong made the remarks when asked to comment on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s statement on Wednesday that the country rejected the Republic of Korea's proposal of holding three inter-Korean summit talks.

Hong said China hopes the DPRK and the ROK will improve ties through reconciliation and cooperation and safeguard peace and stability of the Korean Peninsula.