The delegations of South and North Korea met Wednesday
afternoon, said Song Min-soon, head of the South Korean
delegation.??
Song, also deputy foreign minister, said during a press briefing
yesterday evening that the two delegations had a meeting staring at
3:00 PM and lasting more than one hour.
This is the third time for the two sides to hold a "one-on-one"
meeting since the South Korean delegation arrived in Beijing July
23.
During their meeting, South Korea proposed a solution to the
Korean Peninsula nuclear issue.
Song said, "The two sides understand each other's stances
clearly and they also reached some consensus on the proposal, which
is very helpful to reducing differences."
He said North Korea and the US also contacted each other in the
afternoon.
When asked to comment on the report that North Korea offered to
give up its nuclear program if the US normalizes relations with it,
he said the two sides need more contact to understand each
other.
Thursday will see a meeting among the six delegation heads.
In the first plenary meeting held yesterday morning, every party
gave a keynote speech, showing their particular stances to the
other five parties.
"It is very inspiring to have made gains in the fourth round of
six-party talks," he said.
(Xinhua News Agency July 28, 2005)