Russian top negotiator to the six-party talks on the Korean Peninsular nuclear issue Alexander Losyukov has denied that a draft version for a joint statement had been distributed to the parties involved in the talks.
"It's quite possible that the talks can end on schedule with a statement, but no draft for a joint statement has been distributed to us so far," Losyukov told reporters when he returned to his hotel on Friday afternoon.
He said the second-day meeting on the nuclear issue "proceeded well" and the discussion on the denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula was "not finished yet", explaining that some delegations needed to consult with their governments.
"The solution of the issue will be a complicated process and it's not easy for the parties involved to reach agreements," the Russian negotiator stressed.
He also told reporters that finishing the denuclearization process within the year "would be very hard".
The six-party talks aimed at resolving the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula involve China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the United States, the Republic of Korea (ROK), Russia and Japan.
The second phase meeting of the sixth six-party talks, due to end on Sunday, is expected to work out a road map for implementing achieved consensus in previous meetings.
Source: Xinhua
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