A deputy chief negotiators' session for the ongoing six-party
talks on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue concluded on Monday
evening, and the talks will continue Tuesday, according to the
press center with the Chinese delegation.
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The working-level meeting began at 3:19 on Monday afternoon and
lasted approximately three hours and a half, the press center said,
adding that the agenda for Tuesday's talks is yet to be set.
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The six-party talks inched into the seventh day, and the process of
consultations on the draft of a common document was "rather well"
though there was "difference on language," US delegation head
Christopher Hill said earlier Monday.
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Chief negotiators from the six nations had frequent shuttle
contacts for in-depth discussions on the wording of the draft on
Monday morning, according to the Chinese delegation.
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The Russian delegation on Monday denied major differences in the
ongoing negotiation and said the talks did not reach an
impasse.
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"There were no major differences, nor did the talks come to a
standstill," said V. Yermolov, deputy head of the Russian
delegation.
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However, according to Hill, also US assistant secretary of state,
it was still a "tough task" for all the parties to reach a
consensus, and a lot of patience was needed.
(Xinhua News Agency August 1, 2005)
