Top negotiators of China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)
and the United States agreed to resume the six-party talks on the Korean
Peninsula nuclear issue as soon as possible, Chinese Foreign Ministry said
yesterday.
The negotiators held several rounds of bilateral and trilateral talks in
Beijing from Tuesday to Wednesday, exchanging views "frankly and in an in-depth
way", said the Ministry.
The negotiations have "increased mutual understanding" between the three
parties, who agreed to work together for the early resumption and progress of
the six-party talks, the Ministry said.
But it did not say whether an exact date has been set.
The top negotiators of China, the DPRK, the United States, the Republic of
Korea (ROK) and Japan are all in Beijing making preparations for the resumption
of the talks.
On Tuesday's regular press conference of the Ministry, spokeswoman Jiang Yu
said the exact date for the resumption of the talks was still undecided.
Jiang called on all parties to take a "flexible and pragmatic approach" and
work toward the early resumption of the talks and make concerted efforts to
achieve progress.
The six-party talks, aimed at finding a solution to the Korean Peninsula
nuclear issue, have been stalled since last November as the DPRK refused to
return to the talks because of U.S. sanctions against it.