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| UN Secretary General-elect Ban Ki-moon has had talks in China debating action over North Korea's nuclear tests. | UN Secretary General-elect Ban Ki-moon has had talks in China debating action over North Korea's nuclear tests. |
| Mr Ban, currently South Korea's foreign minister, met President Hu Jintao as well as China's special envoy to North Korea, Tang Jiaxuan. | Mr Ban, currently South Korea's foreign minister, met President Hu Jintao as well as China's special envoy to North Korea, Tang Jiaxuan. |
| The two sides "agreed on the need to put pressure on North Korea", a South Korean foreign ministry official was quoted as saying by news agency AP. | The two sides "agreed on the need to put pressure on North Korea", a South Korean foreign ministry official was quoted as saying by news agency AP. |
| Mr Ban has pledged to play an active role in ending the North Korea crisis. | Mr Ban has pledged to play an active role in ending the North Korea crisis. |
| 'Keep calm' | 'Keep calm' |
| South Korean and Chinese officials pledged to continue efforts to resolve the North Korean nuclear issue peacefully, according to South Korean TV station YTV. | South Korean and Chinese officials pledged to continue efforts to resolve the North Korean nuclear issue peacefully, according to South Korean TV station YTV. |
| According to the China Daily, Mr Tang said: "Related parties should keep calm and restrained in dealing with the issue to prevent the conflict from escalating. | According to the China Daily, Mr Tang said: "Related parties should keep calm and restrained in dealing with the issue to prevent the conflict from escalating. |
| "They should safeguard and promote the process of the six-party talks and guide the situation towards the peaceful settlement of the issue through dialogue and making the peninsula nuclear free." | "They should safeguard and promote the process of the six-party talks and guide the situation towards the peaceful settlement of the issue through dialogue and making the peninsula nuclear free." |
| Earlier, Mr Hu had praised Mr Ban's appointment, pointing out that it was "the first time in 35 years that an Asian has been elected to the post". | Earlier, Mr Hu had praised Mr Ban's appointment, pointing out that it was "the first time in 35 years that an Asian has been elected to the post". |
| "I believe... you will be able to play a greater role in the maintenance of world peace and common development," he told the South Korean foreign minister. | "I believe... you will be able to play a greater role in the maintenance of world peace and common development," he told the South Korean foreign minister. |
| Major challenge | Major challenge |
| Mr Ban thanked China - a permanent member of the UN Security Council - for its support of his candidacy to replace Kofi Annan as secretary general, a role he formally takes on in January. | Mr Ban thanked China - a permanent member of the UN Security Council - for its support of his candidacy to replace Kofi Annan as secretary general, a role he formally takes on in January. |
| "I will make my best efforts on the issue of reform of the UN and other issues concerning the UN," he said. | "I will make my best efforts on the issue of reform of the UN and other issues concerning the UN," he said. |
| Mr Ban also met Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing and reportedly praised ties between China and South Korea. | Mr Ban also met Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing and reportedly praised ties between China and South Korea. |
| Mr Ban is expected to face tough challenges over North Korea | Mr Ban is expected to face tough challenges over North Korea |
| Earlier in the week, Mr Ban pledged his determination to resolve the situation on the Korean peninsula - and revealed plans to appoint a special UN envoy on North Korea. | Earlier in the week, Mr Ban pledged his determination to resolve the situation on the Korean peninsula - and revealed plans to appoint a special UN envoy on North Korea. |
| The BBC's Dan Griffiths in Beijing says Mr Ban knows that he needs the co-operation of countries like China in the search for a solution. | The BBC's Dan Griffiths in Beijing says Mr Ban knows that he needs the co-operation of countries like China in the search for a solution. |
| Beijing is North Korea's closest ally and a key supplier of aid and trade to the secretive regime in Pyongyang. | Beijing is North Korea's closest ally and a key supplier of aid and trade to the secretive regime in Pyongyang. |
| So far, though, even China has had little success in persuading North Korea back to the negotiating table. | So far, though, even China has had little success in persuading North Korea back to the negotiating table. |
| North Korea is already shaping up to be one of the major challenges for Mr Ban during his time at the United Nations, our correspondent says. | North Korea is already shaping up to be one of the major challenges for Mr Ban during his time at the United Nations, our correspondent says. |