Six-party talks enters fourth day
16/9/2005 11:39
The second phase of the six-party talks on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue
enters its fourth day on Friday and concerned parties are trying to narrow the
differences over the settlement of the nuclear issue. Chinese delegation
Spokesman Liu Jianchao said that Friday's agenda will depend on the wish of all
parties and the agenda could include both bilateral and multilateral
talks. According to the press center of the Chinese delegation, the Chinese
delegation will hold consultations with the US delegation Friday morning while
other parties will conduct bilateral talks. US chief negotiator Christopher
Hill said the the US delegation would meet its counterparts of Japan and the
Republic of Korea Friday. On Thursday, the six parties held a series of
bilateral talks and the chief negotiators held their second session since the
talks resumed on Tuesday. The six parties, China, the Democratic People's
Republic of Korea (DPRK), the United States, the Republic of Korea (ROK), Russia
and Japan, reopened the fourth round of talks in the Chinese capital Tuesday
after a five-week recess. The first three rounds of six-party talks ended
inconclusively. The fourth round began in late July and then went into five-week
recess on Aug. 7.
Xinhua news
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