BEIJING, July 9 -- A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman on Wednesday urged joint efforts to safeguard peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula after Seoul said Pyongyang fired two short-range missiles.

"Under the current circumstances, we hope all parties can do more to ease the current tension so as to jointly maintain regional peace and stability," spokesman Hong Lei said at a daily press briefing.

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired two short-range missiles into its eastern waters early Wednesday, media of the Republic of Korea (ROK) reported, citing the ROK's Joint Chiefs of Staff.