BEIJING, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Negotiators of the
six-party talks on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue met here on Thursday
afternoon for a fresh round of discussions after a nine-month stalemate.
The meeting, held at the Diaoyutai State Guest House, focused on steps and measures to realize the second phase of the action plan in a comprehensive and balanced way.
Wu Dawei (L), China's chief negotiator for the six-party talks on the nuclear issue of the Korean Peninsula, shakes hands with his U.S. counterpart Christopher Hill at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, capital of China, July 10, 2008. (Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery>>>
"This meeting is a power station for the
comprehensive implementation of second phase of the action plan, as well as a
turning point for the six-party talks to go into a new phase," Chinese
negotiator Wu Dawei said at the opening ceremony of a plenary session.
He said China, as the host of the talks, would like
to enhance communication and coordination with the other parties to make
constructive contribution.
The negotiators agreed at the meeting that the talks
had scored new achievements since October, a good momentum that should be
maintained with efforts of all parties.
The talks had entered a key phase, and tasks like
setting up verification and inspection mechanism, realizing commitment of
economic and energy aid, advancing the normalization of relationships between
concerned countries remained difficult and delicate, they said.
The negotiators called for joint efforts from all
sides to abide by the principle of "action for action" and strengthen
communication to achieve substantial results.
The current discussions came after the Democratic
People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) handed over the long-awaited nuclear
declaration list late June and then blew up a cooling tower in its main nuclear
reactor at Yongbyon.
Before the opening ceremony, Wu introduced his new
counterparts to the press.
The new chief envoys include Kim Sook, special
representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs of the Foreign
Affairs and Trade Ministry of the Republic of Korea (ROK), AkitakaSaiki,
director general of the Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of
Japan, and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexei Borodavkin.
"All sides are meeting for the same goal, and the
terminal is to realize the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and
normalization of relations between relevant countries, as well as to construct
the peace and security mechanism in northeast Asia," Wu said.
The talks, which group China, the United States,
DPRK, ROK, Russia and Japan, are scheduled to run for three days in the Chinese
capital.
BEIJING, July 9 (Xinhua) -- The parties involved in the
Korean Peninsula nuclear talks held intense bilateral meetings here to pave the
way for the discussions between chief negotiators, which are scheduled for
Thursday afternoon.
Wu Dawei (R), China's top negotiator on
Korean Peninsular nuclear issue, meets with his South Korean counterpart
Kim Sook in Beijing, capital of China, July 9, 2008. (Xinhua
Photo) Photo
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Kim Sook, chief negotiator of the Republic of Korea
(ROK) delegation, met with his U.S. counterpart Christopher Hill and Chinese
chief delegate Wu Dawei on Wednesday. Full story
PYONGYANG, July 9 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)
urged Wednesday the United States to take substantial actions to push forward
the denuclearization process.
Deeds are better than empty words, said a commentary
carried by the official Minju Joson daily, which accused the United States of
recent arms sales to South Korea worth about 200 million U.S. dollars. Full story
BEIJING, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Heads of the delegations
attending the new round of six-party talks will meet on Thursday, according to
the Chinese Foreign Ministry at a regular press conference here on Tuesday.
"We expect the meeting to have a positive effect to
facilitate the six-party talks moving to a new phase," said ministry spokesman
Qin Gang. Full story
A combination photo shows a cooling
tower (R) and the site after it was demolished (L) at a DPRK nuclear plant
June 27, 2008.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo
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PYONGYANG, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's
Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Friday urged the other parties of the six-party
talks to meet their obligations so as to push denuclearization into the next
phase. Full story
WASHINGTON, June 27 (Xinhua) -- The United States said
Friday that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has taken "a good
step" by blowing up the cooling tower at its nuclear reactor but said there is
much more to be done. Full story
PYONGYANG, June 27 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's
Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Friday blew up the cooling tower at the Yongbyon
nuclear complex, a symbolic gesture of its willingness to abandon its nuclear
ambition. Full story
