Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao made the remarks when commenting on a UN Security Council resolution, adopted unanimously on Saturday.

The resolution, co-sponsored by the United States and other nations, condemns the nuclear test claimed by North Korea, demands the country eliminate its nuclear weapons and nuclear programs, and imposes sanction related to its nuclear program, ballistic missiles and weapons of mass destruction.

Liu Jianchao also said China was resolutely opposed to the nuclear test , and determined to achieve a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula peacefully through dialogue and consultation. He reiterated that China was willing to work with the other parties involved for an early resumption of the six-party talks.

Meanwhile, Russia's nuclear envoy Alexander Alexeyev said that Moscow would also work for a diplomatic solution.

"We should continue to work for (a) diplomatic solution, that (the) Six-Party process should be revival (revived) and we have all the chances that it still will help everybody to find the diplomatic solution."

In Washington, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, expressed satisfaction with the resolution, and called for its full implementation.

"We are very satisfied with this resolution and we believe now that this resolution should be fully implemented. It will take some work to talk about the implementation of the resolution, that is part of what I will do when I go out to the region on Tuesday. "

Addressing the council members after the resolution was adopted, North Korea's UN Ambassador Pak Gil Yon Pak said his country "was ready for both dialogue and confrontation". He added that if the United States increased pressure upon North Korea "persistently", then North Korea would continue to take physical countermeasures. He also said that the nuclear test was entirely attributable to the U.S. nuclear threat, sanctions and pressure.