China put forward a revised draft common document at the delegation heads'
meeting Friday afternoon and asked for a reply before Saturday afternoon,
according to sources with the Republic of Korea (ROK) delegation.
Six parties discuss joint agreement
Chief negotiators to
the six-party talks held discussions on the joint agreement during their third
meeting on Friday afternoon, Chinese delegation spokesman Liu Jianchao
said.
All parties concerned made frequent one-on-one consultations on the
fourth day of the talks on Korean Peninsula nuclear issue, continuing to seek
solution to current difference, Liu said.
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.