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Korean nuke issue envoys continue diplomacy on eve of talks

    BEIJING, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Five chief negotiators involved in the Korean nuke issue on Wednesday held intensive meetings to pave the way for the six-party talks that will resume in Beijing on Thursday afternoon.

ROK urges DPRK to show determination to denuclearize through actions

    BEIJING, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- The chief negotiator of the Republic of Korea (ROK) to the six-party talks on Wednesday urged the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to show its determination to denuclearize by carrying out concrete actions.

Hill arrives in Beijing for six-party talks

    BEIJING, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- U.S. top negotiator Christopher Hill to the six-party talks hoped for success out of the upcoming six-party talks when arriving at the Chinese capital Wednesday afternoon.

    "This is an very important session," said Hill, U.S. assistant secretary of state, noting "We all know what we need to accomplish, and we all hope success,"

Talks to explore initial steps in implementing joint statement

    BEIJING,Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- China said Tuesday the renewed six-party talks will explore initial steps needed to implement the joint statement.

    "The new phase of six-party talks on the Korean Peninsular nuke issue will officially start on Thursday afternoon, " Foreign Ministry spokesperson Jiang Yu told the regular briefing.

U.S. top nuclear envoy expects "real changes" in six-party talks

    SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Christopher Hill, U.S. chief negotiator for the six-party talks, said Saturday here that he expects "some real changes" in next week's six-party talks.

U.S. negotiator to visit Seoul in preparation for six-party talks

    SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Christopher Hill, the U.S. chief negotiator for the six-party talks, will visit Seoul on Saturday to fine-tune a strategy for the upcoming six-party talks, local media reported on Friday. 

U.S. hopes to make progress in six-party talks

   WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- The United States said on Thursday it hopes to make progress when the six-party talks aimed at dissolving the nuclear programs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) resume on Feb. 8.  

China hopes upcoming 6-party talks to end in 3-4 days

   BEIJING, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei, who is also China's chief negotiator to the six-party talks, said on Wednesday that he hopes the upcoming session of six-party talks will accomplish its mission within three to four days. 

S. Korea expects joint document adopted in six-party talks

   SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Song Min-soon said Wednesday that his government expects a joint document to be adopted during the upcoming six-party talks.

U.S. hopes to make "substantial" progress in six-party talks

   WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- The United States expressed hope on Tuesday that the six-party talks to be resumed on Feb. 8 will make "substantial" progress in trying to dismantle the nuclear program of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

S. Korean, Russian FMs exchange views on nuclear talks

    SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Foreign Ministers of South Korea and Russia exchanged their views on the upcoming six-party talks on the nuclear issues on the Korean Peninsula on Tuesday and agreed to make substantial progress in the talks, the South Korean Foreign Ministry said.

Six-party talks on Korean nuclear issue to resume from Feb. 8

    BEIJING, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- The six-party talks on the Korean peninsular nuclear issue will be resumed in Beijing on Feb. 8, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman announced on Tuesday.

    "As a result of the consultations of the parties concerned, the third phase of the fifth round of the six-party talks on the Korean peninsular nuclear issue will be resumed in Beijing on Feb.8," Jiang Yu told a regular news conference.

DPRK: upcoming talks to focus on implementation of 2005 agreement

    PYONGYANG, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- The next round of the six-party talks on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue aims to initiate the implementation of an agreement signed in 2005, the chief negotiator of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said on Wednesday.

U.S.-DPRK talks lay "solid basis" for future six-party talks

    WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- A senior U.S. official said here on Monday that last week talks between officials of the United States and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) have laid "solid basis" for progress at next six-party talks.