Envoys to the six-party talks will gather in Beijing today after a five-week recess, in a bid to negotiate a peaceful solution to the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue.
The current round of six-party talks began on July 26 after a 13-month standoff. But the record 13-day talks ended in a stalemate as the parties failed to agree on a joint statement.
Agreeing on a common document is the goal of the current round.
In the first phase of the talks, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea insisted that it be allowed to carry out peaceful nuclear activities. The US, however, urged Pyongyang to abandon all its nuclear programs, including civilian nuclear activities.
Analysts said how to bridge the disputes on the civilian nuclear activities and the scope of denuclearization are the keys to whether a common document will be adopted in this round.
Alexander Alexeyev, head of the Russian delegation, took the lead in arriving in the Chinese capital, ahead of those from North Korea, the United States, the Republic of Korea and Japan.
Alexeyev said at the Beijing airport that Russia hoped all parties would make joint efforts to adopt a common document.
A flurry of diplomatic activities were conducted during the recess in a bid to iron out differences.
The DPRK and the US maintained direct contacts via diplomatic channels such as the UN.
Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei visited Japan and the DPRK in late August and exchanged views about the nuclear issue.
Seoul Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon met Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
(Xinhua)