After nearly two months, nations in the six-party talks will meet again in Beijing. They plan to focus more attention on concrete measures for resolving the crisis.

    Jiang Yu, spokeswoman Chinese foreign ministry, said, "This session of the talks will include conferences, plenary meetings, and bilateral consultations. The core of this session is discussion of the actions and measures to implement the start phase of the September 19th Joint Statement."

    Before heading to Beijing, US chief negotiator Christopher Hill also repeated the importance of the statement for the DPRK.

    Hill said, "We must implement the full statement, the full September statement, meaning that the DPRK must get out of this nuclear business entirely."

    While the talks were recessed, the US and the DPRK held a conference on removing US financial restrictions. Following those talks in Berlin, there were reports the DPRK agreed to shut down a nuclear reactor and allow limited inspections in exchange for energy aid.

    (Source: CCTV.com)

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    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.

    The last phase of talks recessed in December last year after five days of negotiations which produced no breakthrough.

    Launched in 2003, the talks involve China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the United States, the Republic of Korea, Japan and Russia.

    "The upcoming talks will explore initial steps needed to implement the joint statement," Jiang said.

    Under the joint statement reached in September 2005, the DPRK agreed to abandon its nuclear program in exchange for economic aid and security guarantees.

    "Apart from plenary sessions, negotiators will hold group meetings and one-on-one talks," Jiang said.

    As host, China is counting on all parties to make concerted efforts to produce positive results, the spokesperson said.