S.Korean FM says latest six-party talks not a failure
12/12/2008 17:29
South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan said today that the latest
six-party talks on the nuclear issues was not a failure.
It is too early to
doubt the effectiveness of multinational talks on Pyongyang's nuclear
disarmament although nuclear talks failed to break the deadlock, Yu said at a
conference with ruling party lawmakers.
"Although it has been slow, the six
nations generally agree a considerable amount of progress has been made on
Pyongyang's denuclearization," he added.
The official said the incoming US
leader Barack Obama, who will take office in late January, will tackle
Pyongyang's denuclearization within the six-party talks framework.
Seoul will
soon convene a meeting to settle the issue of sending the remainder of the
promised fuel aid to the DPRK, he said.
Negotiators from China, the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the United States, Russia, South Korea
and Japan wrapped up a new round of six-party talks on the Korean Peninsula
yesterday in Beijing.
Xinhua
|
