Delegations of South Korea and the US to the fourth round of
six-party talks held a bilateral meeting in Beijing Monday morning
and exchanged views on solutions to the Korean Peninsula nuclear
issue, said an official with the South Korean delegation on
condition of anonymity.??
The South Korean delegation briefed the US side of the result of
talks between delegations of South and North Korea held Sunday in
Beijing, the South Korean official said.
The South Korean and US delegations exchanged views on how to
achieve substantial results in the new round of six-party talks and
on what agreement might be reached in the talks.
The meeting between South Korea and the US was aimed at pushing
forward for a consensus in the talks that will begin tomorrow
morning, said the South Korean official, who refused to give any
detail about the meeting.
He also revealed that delegations of South Korea and Japan would
meet early Monday afternoon.
The South Korean delegation, headed by Deputy Foreign Minister
Song Min-soon, arrived in Beijing Saturday morning, and the US
delegation, led by US Assistant Secretary of State Christopher
Hill, arrived Sunday afternoon.
(Xinhua News Agency July 25, 2005)