BEIJING, April 27 (Xinhua) -- China on Friday applauded the political resolution and courage the leaders of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the Republic of Korea (ROK) have showed, wishing positive results for the meeting.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying made the remarks at a daily press briefing.

The DPRK's top leader Kim Jong Un and the ROK President Moon Jae-in began formal talks Friday morning in the ROK side of the border village of Panmunjom.

The summit, 11 years after a previous one, comes at a time of warming ties between the two sides following initiatives by both Seoul and Pyongyang and other related parties of the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue.