Further discussions are taking place on the second round of Beijing Talks to resolve the Korean nuclear weapons issue,Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan said Friday.

Kong was answering a question on whether the tripartite talks between China, the United States and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) will be held in Beijing in the first week of September.

He was also asked to be specific on the progress made in resolving the Korean nuclear question which was discussed by US President George W. Bush in his phone conversation with Chinese President Hu Jintao on Wednesday evening.

Thanks to the concerted efforts of China and other parties, all sides concerned were positive about beginning a second round of Beijing Talks, said Kong.

Further discussions on when and how to proceed with the talks were underway, Kong said.

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