The US delegation head for the third round of six-party talks
James Kelly said in Beijing Wednesday that the US side is
determined to promote the solving of the Korean Peninsula nuclear
issue and will have serious discussions and raise suggestions
during the four-day talks.?
Kelly, US assistant secretary of state for East Asian and
Pacific affairs, said at the opening ceremony of the third round of
six-party talks that the common goal is to realize a nuclear
weapon-free peninsula, which will help to ensure peace and safety
in the peninsula and the region at large.
That will also help to promote relations between the Democratic
People's Republic of Korea and the United States and the
international community.
The diplomat said that the road to success is never smooth, and
he urged all sides to focus on the common goals and how to reach
those goals.
He appreciated China's contribution to the six-party talks and
expressed condolences on the Korean hostage beheaded in Iraq and
Russian casualties in a terrorist attack in the republics of
Ingushetia and Dagestan.
(Xinhua News Agency June 24, 2004)