Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao voiced the hope that the six-party talks agreement be implemented comprehensively and effectively, so as to begin the next phase of the nuclear talks.
China has not received declarations of all nuclear programs from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Liu said, responding to a question on the DPRK's possible declaration on Thursday.
Calling the Korea Peninsula denuclearization process "complex," Liu said relevant parties including China, the DPRK, the United States, Japan, the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Russia are making active efforts for the nuclear process and holding close discussions on implementing the second phase action of the six-party talks, "which we think achieved positive progress."
Under an agreement reached at the six-party talks in Beijing in February last year, the DPRK agreed to abandon all nuclear weapons and programs and declare all its nuclear programs and facilities by the end of 2007, in exchange for diplomatic and economic incentives.
However, the DPRK missed the deadline despite reported progress.
"Now, all parties involved are discussing detailed issues, and we hope the discussion could yield good results," Liu said.
Source: Xinhua
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