The chief Chinese delegate to the six-party
talks on the Korean Peninsular nuclear issue said on Thursday that
all parties involved should get over difficulties and make
constructive efforts to implement the joint statement reached
during the last round in September at an early date.
Wu Dawei, also vice foreign minister, hosted a reception for the
chief delegates to the fifth round of talks yesterday evening and
described the process of implementing the September agreement as
one of increasing mutual understanding and trust, urging them to
build consensus and allay misgivings.
The chief delegates held a plenary session and bilateral
consultations on Thursday morning.
At the plenary session, all parties expounded their respective
stances on how to implement what some consider a landmark
agreement, and conducted candid discussions, according to a press
release from the Chinese delegation.
"Each party has noticed the affirmative elements in proposals
from other parties," said the release, but the parties still have
differences on some points.
The fifth round of talks, which involve China, Japan, North
Korea, Russia, South Korea and the US, started on Wednesday morning
at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing.
(Xinhua News Agency November 11, 2005)