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.
"The DPRK should not make unreasonable demands," said ROK chief negotiator Chun Yung Woo
upon his arrival to Beijing to attend the six-party talks.
He said the other five parties should take measures
to push forward the talks and he pledged the ROK would make great efforts to
ensure the talks progress.
He said all relevant parties had conducted lots of
consultations after the previous phase of talks and, based on these
consultations, he hoped all sides would reach an agreement on the preliminary
points in order to implement the Sept. 19 agreement.
"I hope the upcoming talks will be a chance for the
DPRK to realize its commitment to denuclearization," he said.
The third phase of the fifth round of the six-party
talks will start on Thursday afternoon. The previous phase of the talks ended
last December without progress.
The six-party talks, focusing on the Korean nuclear
issue, involves China, the DPRK, the United States, the Republic of Korea(ROK),
Russia and Japan.