The Russian delegation kept "very prudent optimism" about the
new round of six-party talks on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue
after the first-day negotiation.??
Alexander Alexeyev, head of the Russian delegation and deputy
foreign minister, made the remarks after the end of overall
negotiation and a series of bilateral contacts among parties
concerned yesterday.
The talks, involving China, the US, Russia, Japan, South and
North Korea, started at 9:00 AM at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in
Beijing.
Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing addressed the opening
ceremony of the talks aimed at realizing a nuclear-free Korean
Peninsula.
The new round of the talks was presided over by Wu Dawei, head
of the Chinese delegation and vice foreign minister. Heads of all
the delegations made remarks at the opening ceremony of the
talks.
(Xinhua News Agency July 27, 2005)