The strongly-worded UN Security Council statement, condemning the botched rocket launch by North Korea, is now backed by its close ally China, calling for more dialogue and consultations on the matter.
The UN Security Council statement against North Korea was a result of consultations by all the members of the body and reflects a basic consensus of the international community, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Liu Weimin said.
"It has been proven that dialogue and consultations are the only correct way to solve problems," Liu said in a statement.
His remarks came after the 15-nation UN body issued a presidential statement stating that North Korea's failed April 13 rocket launch had raised "grave security concerns" and demanded that Pyongyang, the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea, fully comply with relevant Security Council resolutions.
Liu said, China participated in the Security Council consultations in a responsible and constructive way and believes that the Council should make "more efforts to promote dialogue and maintain peace and stability on the Korean peninsula."
The Chinese government believes it is in the common interest of all relevant parties to resume the six-party talks and continue to make efforts to denuclearise the peninsula, he said.
Analysts said Beijing's endorsement of the resolution indicates China was not pleased with Pyongyang government's decision to go ahead with the satellite launch, thus jeopardising its recent agreement with US to get 21,000 tonnes food aid.
Washington has now cancelled this agreement following the missile launch by the country to put a satellite into orbit, which failed midway.
Chinese officials also indicated that Beijing was trying to prevail on the North Korean government not go for the much speculated nuclear test so as to compensate for the failed launch of the satellite.
