The Russian delegation today denied major differences in the
current six-party talks on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue and
said the talks did not reach an impasse.??
"There were no major differences, nor did the talks come to a
standstill," said V. Yermolov, deputy head of the Russian
delegation.
Consultations on the drafted common document were now well
underway among all parties on the seventh day of the two-way
six-party talks, he said, adding that Russia wished a concrete
result would be achieved in this round of talks.
Earlier on Monday, US chief negotiator Christopher Hill said the
process of consultations was "rather well" despite "difference on
language."
However, he said it was still a "tough task" for all the parties
to reach a consensus, and a lot of patience was needed.
(Xinhua News Agency August 1, 2005)