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14:14, July 06, 2007 |
Chief negotiator from the Republic of Korea (ROK) for the six-party talks on the nuclear issue of the Korean Peninsula is to meet with his Chinese counterpart here on Friday to discuss pushing forward the six-party talks process.
Chun Yung-woo, who arrived in China' capital on on late Thursday, will meet with Chinese chief nuclear negotiator Wu Dawei on Friday morning, sources from the ROK embassy in China and Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed.
According to the ROK foreign ministry, Chun planned to discuss with Wu on ways to quickly implement the February deal and when the next round of talks can be held.
Under an agreement adopted by the six parties on Feb. 13, the DPRK was supposed to shut down and seal off its Yongbyon nuclear facilities within 60 days in exchange for 50,000 tons of heavy fuel oil or equivalent aid.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang said Thursday it was discussing a timetable to restart the six-party talks with the other parties involved in the issue.
The six parties involve China, the DPRK, the United States, the ROK, Russia and Japan.
Source: Xinhua
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