Christopher Hill, top US negotiator at the six-party talks in Beijing, said on Wednesday that the United States will try to reach a nuclear agreement with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) as early as September.

During the fourth round of the six-party talks in Beijing, "we tried to focus on trying to reach an agreement on principles, so that we could use those principles to shape the way ahead and try to reach an agreement as early as September," Hill said at a briefing.

"We are hoping that if we can get through these principles, we can get going with an actual agreement in September, or the latest in October and see if we can finally put this terrible problem to bed," Hill said.

Hill also reiterated the US stance that the DPRK should dismantle all its nuclear programs.

The fourth round of the six-party talks, which lasted for 13 days in Beijing, went into recess on Sunday. All parties have agreed to resume the talks in the week of Aug. 29.

Source: Xinhua