Six-Party Talks

Six-party talks to discuss specific steps

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2007-03-20 17:14

BEIJING -- The six-party talks on Korean Peninsula nuclear issue entered the second day Tuesday, with delegations setting to discuss the specific steps for the implementation of the initial actions.

"During the three-day talks, we reviewed the working groups yesterday, and we will look at the 60-day obligations today and chart the next phase tomorrow," chief U.S. negotiator Christopher Hill said Tuesday morning before leaving hotel.

"I hope the 60-day discussion will go through very quickly so we could get on the discussion of the next phase," Hill said.

The six round of six-party talks, grouping China, the DPRK, the United States, the Republic of Korea (ROK), Japan and Russia, started Monday in Beijing.

According to the February 13 joint document reached at the end of last round of talks, the DPRK agreed to shut down its nuclear facilities in exchange for energy aid within a 60-day initial phase.

Hill said the fuel oil are "in good shape" with the ROK giving the first delivery, and then have to figure out schedule of additional delivery in the next phase.

He also disclosed that he will meet with all the other five parties Tuesday, including an informal discussion with DPRK's chief negotiator Kim Kye-Gwan to talk about the activities in the six-party process.

A series of bilateral discussions will be held on Tuesday morning and there will be a chief negotiators meeting Tuesday afternoon, according to the press center.