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New round of six nation talks on North Korea nuclear crisis
Beijing, Aug 29: The first Six-Nation Talks on the North Korean nuclear issue concluded here today without a major breakthrough but all parties pledged to resolve the issue peacefully, address Pyongyang`s security concerns and launch a new round of negotiations within two months to find a solution to the stand-off between Washington and Pyongyang.
Beijing, Aug 29: The first Six-Nation Talks on the North Korean nuclear issue concluded here today without a major breakthrough but all parties pledged to resolve the issue peacefully, address Pyongyang's security concerns and
launch a new round of negotiations within two months to find a solution to the stand-off between Washington and Pyongyang.
"The six parties have agreed to hold a new round of six-party talks," head of the South Korean delegation and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Lee Soo-Hyuck said at a press conference following the conclusion of the
three-day talks here.
Lee said that the time and venue of the new round will be decided after consultations, probably within two months.
He said the six-party talks were "fruitful" and the six sides have reached consensus on a number of issues.
All sides agreed that the nuclear issue should be resolved through dialogue and peaceful means, and the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula must be realised, he said.
The security concerns of North Korea should be taken into consideration, he said.
The six sides agreed that those issues should be resolved through a package plan, and all sides stressed that there should be no action leading to deterioration of the situation.
As the talks wound up in Beijing, a statement carried by North's official KCNA mouthpiece threatened to strengthen its nuclear arsenal unless Washington met its demands for a resolution of the nuclear crisis. It also said that the next round of talks on the nuclear crisis had been endangered by the US' refusal to change its policy towards it.
Bureau Report
The security concerns of North Korea should be taken into consideration, he said.
The six sides agreed that those issues should be resolved through a package plan, and all sides stressed that there should be no action leading to deterioration of the situation.
As the talks wound up in Beijing, a statement carried by North's official KCNA mouthpiece threatened to strengthen its nuclear arsenal unless Washington met its demands for a resolution of the nuclear crisis. It also said that the next round of talks on the nuclear crisis had been endangered by the US' refusal to change its policy towards it.
Bureau Report