Vice Foreign Minister Wu
Dawei on Wednesday called on all sides involved in the six-party
talks to seize opportunities, meet challenges and work together
with the utmost of political courage to create a better future for
Northeast Asia.?
Wu, head of the Chinese delegation, made the
remarks at this morning's first plenary session of the fourth round
of six-party talks held at Beijing's Diaoyutai State
Guesthouse.
After the plenary meeting, he told reporters that
negotiators from all six nations stated their positions and
advanced opinions on how to resolve the issues involved,
reiterating their commitment to the goal of denuclearization of the
Korean Peninsula and to dialogue.
"They agreed to continue in-depth discussions on
the basis of the results of the previous three rounds of talks,
give earnest consideration to the concerns and stances of other
parties, and work together for positive progress in the ongoing
talks," Wu said.
Negotiators from China, the US, Japan, Russia,
North and South Korea began the fourth round of six-party talks
yesterday with a series of one-to-one meetings.
The previous three rounds of six-party talks were
held from 2003, but no substantial progress was made. Their
resumption after a 13-month impasse has rekindled hopes for a
breakthrough.
"Compared with the last three rounds, the
participants appear to be more anxious to find a solution," said
Jin Linbo, a professor from the China Institute of
International Studies.
"But we still need to wait and see whether such
favorable signs will lead to progress in the new round of talks,"
said Jin Canrong, an international politics professor from Renmin University of
China.?
(Xinhua News Agency July 27, 2005)