Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd R) meets with his Republic of Korea (ROK) counterpart Park Geun-hye (3rd L) on the sidelines of the fourth Nuclear Security Summit in Washington D.C., the United States, March 31, 2016. (Xinhua/Zhang Duo)

WASHINGTON, March 31  -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday called for dialogue to resolve the predicament on the Korean Peninsula as he met with his Republic of Korea (ROK) counterpart Park Geun-hye on the sidelines of the fourth Nuclear Security Summit.

"The Chinese side stands ready to make efforts in a constructive way to resume dialogue within the framework of six-party talks," Xi told the ROK president.