North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui-chun and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi have agreed on the need to swiftly resume the six-party nuclear talks.

Pak and Yang on Friday held a meeting in Bali, Indonesia on the sidelines of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF).

In the meeting, the two sides also discussed follow-up measures to implement bilateral economic cooperation, which was agreed to in a summit between the two nations during North Korean leader Kim Jong-il’s trip to China in May.

Pak reportedly introduced to Chinese officials Vice Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho and said that he will be the North’s next chief envoy to the six-party talks.