The second phase of the sixth round of the six-party talks opened here Thursday afternoon to discuss and decide the action plan in the next stage, a Chinese envoy said.
"We have made positive and effective preparations for this session," said Wu Dawei, Chinese vice foreign minister and head of the Chinese delegation for the six-party talks.
A meeting of delegation heads had been held to review the implementation of initial actions, and they had effective communication and coordination about the action plan in the next stage, Wu said.
"In accordance with the consensus of the delegation heads meeting, five working groups have conducted meetings in succession and discussed action plans in their respective fields," the Chinese diplomat said.
All the parties have maintained close consultations between them on the issues of common concern, he said.
"With the joint efforts of all parties, the six-party talks are developing along the right track, and a new harvest season has appeared in front of us," Wu said.
He expected all the parties to observe the principle of mutual benefit, seize the main theme of the session, bravely overcome existing difficulties and obstacles, and push the talks smoothly to a new stage.
The talks aimed at resolving the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula involve China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the United States, the Republic of Korea (ROK), Russia and Japan.
The first phase of the sixth round of talks was held in March this year in Beijing, which was concluded with a chairman statement.
Source: Xinhua
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