BEIJING, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Christopher Hill, top
U.S. negotiator to the six-party talks, said here Thursday that the talks were
"moving into the phase that things will start appearing on paper".
Hill told reporters in his hotel that he will discuss
with the Chinese side later this morning about that.
Hill will also meet with delegations of Japan and the
Republic of Korea on Thursday afternoon. "I assume, not scheduled yet, to see
the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)," he added.
As to the financial disputes between the United
States and the DPRK, Hill reiterated that the financial issue was
separate from the denuclearization issue.
U.S. Treasury Department's deputy assistant secretary
Daniel Glaser had left here Thursday morning for home after holding talks with
the DPRK on the financial sanction issue.
Glaser, who is leading the U.S. delegation, held
talks with President of the DPRK's Foreign Trade Bank O Kwang Chol on Tuesday
and Wednesday in the U.S. Embassy and DPRK Embassy respectively.
Financial sanction imposed on the DPRK was one of the
key stumbling blocks that stalled the six-party talks since September 2005.
The financial talks were held on the sidelines of the
fresh meeting of the six-party talks, which entered the fourth day on Thursday.
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Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing
(4th,R) and other chief negotiators who attended the second stage of the
fifth round of six-party talks pose for a group photo at the Diaoyutai
State Guesthouse in Beijing, Dec. 20, 2006. (Xinhua Photo/Chen
Jianli)
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BEIJING, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- The ongoing six-party
talks on the Korean Peninsular nuke issue will be extended to Friday despite
"new consensus" achieved through intensive negotiations.
"Six chief negotiators agreed to continue the talks
on Thursday and Friday," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Jiang Yu told
reporters on Wednesday evening. Full story>>
