Wi Sung Lac,deputy head of the delegation of the Republic of Korea (ROK)participating the Beijing six-party talks said Thursday that ROK and the DemocraticPeople's Republic of Korea (DPRK)held a meeting after the official collective talks.

He said the six-party talks lasted from 10:30am to 2:00p.m.Thursday.In the afternoon,bilateral meetings were held after a meeting for delegations'deputy heads.

Wi Sung Lac said that ROK and Russia had a 40-minutes bilateralconsultation.Then,ROK and China held talks between 5:30p.m.and6:30p.m..

The official said that delegation chiefs of the south and northsides of the Korea Peninsula have a contact after the bilateral talks between ROK and China.

The ROK and DPRK delegations left the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse at 8:30p.m.,the last two delegations left the Chinesetop venue on Thursday,the ROK official said.

Shin Bong-Kil,spokesman for the ROK Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry said earlier Thursday that delegations from the south andnorth sides of the Korea Peninsula have had bilateral contact after Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing's welcome banquet Wednesday evening.