Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has warned the situation on the Korean Peninsula "risks getting out of control" ahead of a key United Nations Security Council meeting on North Korea's nuclear program to be held on Friday.

Mr Wang met Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov in New York to urge Russia to "maintain close communication" with China over the Korean nuclear crisis. Mr Wang also met with former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger.

China and Russia believed all parties should carry out United Nations Security Council resolutions on North Korea, according to a statement released by China's foreign ministry.

The UN meeting of foreign ministers will attempt to reach agreement on tougher sanctions against Kim Jong-un's regime should he fire a new missile or conduct a sixth nuclear test.