Special Report: The sixth round of six-party talks
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Top negotiators to the six-party talks on
the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue put their hands together during a meeting
with the media in Beijing Sept. 30, 2007. (Xinhua Photo/Li
Mingfang)
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BEIJING, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- The second session of the
sixth round of six-party talks ended here Wednesday with a joint document
released on the second-phase actions toward the denuclearization on the Korean
Peninsula.
Head of the Chinese delegation to the talks Wu Dawei
announced the joint document after a two-day recess of the nuclear talks, which
involve China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the United
States, the Republic of Korea (ROK), Japan and Russia.
According the joint document, the DPRK agreed to
disable all its existing nuclear facilities subject to abandonment under the
September 2005 Joint Statement and the February 13 agreement this year.
It said the disablement of the five megawatt
Experimental Reactor, the Reprocessing Plant (Radiochemical Laboratory) and the
Nuclear Fuel Rod Fabrication Facility in Yongbyon will be completed by December
31, 2007.
The DPRK also agreed in the joint document to provide
a complete and correct declaration of all its nuclear programs by the end of
2007.
The DPRK reaffirmed its commitment not to transfer
nuclear materials, technology, or know-how, it said.
The document said the DPRK and the United States
remain committed to improving their bilateral relations and moving towards a
full diplomatic relationship and the two sides will increase bilateral exchanges
and enhance mutual trust.
The DPRK and Japan also committed themselves to
taking specifications to normalize their relations expeditiously through
intensive consultations between them, it said.
Economic and energy and humanitarian assistance up to
the equivalent of one million tons of heavy fuel oil will provided to the DPRK
but specific modalities will be finalized through discussion by the Working
Group on Economy and Energy Cooperation, it said.
China and the ROK have each delivered 50,000 tons of
heavy fuel oil to the DPRK.
All parties reiterated that the Six-Party Ministerial
Meeting will be held in Beijing at an appropriate time.
The second phase of the talks was scheduled to run
from Sept. 27 to 30 but an unexpected two-day recess was given to wait for the
approval for a joint document by the respective governments of the six
delegations.
The six parties signed a landmark agreement on Feb.
13 when they finished the fifth round of the six-party talks.
According to the agreement, the DPRK must declare all
nuclear programs and disable all existing nuclear facilities, while the other
parties must provide a total of 1 million tons of heavy fuel oil or equivalent
aid to the DPRK.
The first session of the sixth round of talks was
held in March, which ended with a chairman's statement.
Full text of joint document of the second session of the sixth
round six-party talks
BEIJING, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- A joint document, named the
Second-Phase Actions for the Implementation of the Joint Statement, was released
here Wednesday after a two-day recess of the second session of the sixth round
of the six-party talks. The full text is as follows: Full
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Bush welcomes DPRK's agreement to
disable its nuclear facilities
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W.
Bush welcomed on Wednesday a joint document of the six-party talks on the Korean
Peninsula nuclear issue, under which the Democratic People's Repbulic of Korea
(DPRK) would disable all its existing nuclear facilities by the end of the year,
the White House said. Full story
Korean Peninsula nuke talks hopefully
to end with a joint document
BEIJING, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Negotiators to the
six-party talks on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue said on Saturday they have
reached certain agreement and a joint document would probably be reached on
Sunday. Full story
China calls for determination,
patience, wisdom to push forward six-party talks
BEIJING, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- China called on here
Saturday that parties involved in the six-party talks on the Korean Peninsula
nuclear issue to continue their determination and patience, and use their wisdom
to push forward the talks. Full story
