The consensus reached in the third round of six-party talks on
the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue should be recorded in written
form, said Zhang Qiyue, Chinese delegation member to the
talks,?in Beijing Friday.
As for what specific form it should take, it is still under
discussion by the relevant parties, Zhang said at the press
conference, adding that China and the parties concerned are making
efforts to achieve that goal.
Zhang noted this round of six-party talks had made certain
progress, with the consensus reached by all relevant parties
regarding the nuclear freezing and the adoption of corresponding
measures as the first step toward denuclearization.
The relevant parties set forth their specific proposals to solve
the nuclear issue in the talks, Zhang said, acknowledging that
these proposals were substantial in contents and needed research
and analysis for some time.
The relevant parties, meanwhile, also had some differences in
these proposals, but all the parties had shown a positive attitudes
toward making serious researches on other parties' proposals, Zhang
said.
China was not only a host nation and coordinator of the
six-party talks, but also a participant playing a very important
role in the process of the six-party talks, Zhang said, adding that
China also set forth its own proposals on how to initiate the
nuclear freezing and corresponding measures, which were studied
conscientiously by all the other parties.
Such issues as when the next round of six-party talks and the
working group meeting will be held, and who will be held
responsible for checking on the Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, still require further discussion, she said.
Zhang also said that whether to hold a closing ceremony for the
third round of six-party talks has no connection with the talks'
progress.
Since the talks have become mechanized, there is no need to have
opening and closing ceremonies for every round of the talks, Zhang
explained.
According to Zhang, Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also
the head of the Chinese delegation, will hold a press conference,
which will be televised live, sometime after the talks end.
(Xinhua News Agency June 26, 2004)