Specail Report: The sixth round of six-party
talks
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The second phase of the sixth round of
the six-party talks is opened in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 27,
2007.(Xinhua Photo)
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BEIJING, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- The second phase of the
sixth round of the six-party talks on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue opened
here on Thursday to decide the action plan in the next stage, a Chinese envoy
said.
"We have made positive and effective preparations for
this session," said Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei, head of the Chinese
delegation for the six-party talks.
A meeting of delegation heads had been held to review
the implementation of initial actions, and they had effective communication and
coordination on the action plan in the next stage, Wu said.
"In accordance with the consensus of the delegation
heads meeting, five working groups have conducted meetings in succession and
discussed action plans in their respective fields," Wu said.
All parties had maintained close consultation on the
issues of common concern, he said.
"With joint efforts of all parties, the six-party
talks are developing along the right track," Wu said.
He expected all parties to observe the principle of
mutual benefit, seize the main theme of the session, overcome existing
difficulties and obstacles, and push the talks smoothly to a new stage.
The negotiators also reviewed the progress reports
presented by the five working groups on the topics of denuclearization process
on the Korean Peninsula, economic and energy cooperation, the peace and security
mechanism in northeast Asia, normalization of U.S. and Japan relations with the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Chinese delegation spokesman Qin
Gang told reporters at a news briefing.
The six parties agreed to, based on the principle of
"action for action", implement the 9.19 Joint Statement on the denuclearization
process and a joint document issued at the six-party talks on Feb. 13 in a
"comprehensive", "balanced" and "phase by phase" manner.
They agreed to provide the DPRK with 450,000 tons of
heavy fuel oil and energy equipment equal to 500,000 tons of heavy fuel oil, Qin
said.
Qin said all parties voiced commitments to
reinforcing mutual trust and safeguarding the peace and security mechanism in
northeast Asia.
The United States and the DPRK reaffirmed their
promises made in the two joint documents on the normalization of DPRK-U.S.
relations and Japan also reiterated its willingness to normalize relations with
the DPRK.
DPRK top envoy Kim Kye-gwan said the DPRK would
continue efforts to improve its relations with the United States and Japan, Qin
added.
Negotiators signed the initial actions during the
fifth round of the Six-Party Talks on Feb. 13. The six countries -- the DPRK,
the Republic of Korea, China, the United States, Japan and Russia -- started
negotiations in August 2003.
The landmark Feb. 13 agreement says the DPRK must
declare all nuclear programs and disable all existing nuclear facilities,
including graphite-moderated reactors and its post-treatment plant, and other
parties must provide a total of 1 million tons of heavy fuel oil or equivalent
aid the DPRK, with the initial shipment of 50,000 tons.
The first phase of the sixth round of talks was
held in March this year in Beijing, which was concluded with a chairman's
statement.
Negotiators arrive in Beijing for
Korean Peninsula nuclear talks
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United States top negotiator Christopher
Hill arrives in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 26, 2007. Hill was here
for the second-phase meetings of the sixth-round six-party talks on the
Korean Peninsular nuclear issue, to be started on Sept. 27. (Xinhua
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BEIJING, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Top negotiators to the
six-party talks on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue arrived in Beijing on
Wednesday for a new round of discussions to be started on Thursday.
U.S. envoy Christopher Hill arrived in Beijing
Wednesday evening and had a dinner with Kim Kye Gwan, top negotiator of the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), who arrived here Tuesday
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