BEIJING, Dec 18 (Agencies): The six-party multilateral talks on peacefully dismantling North Korea’s nuclear assets today resumed with all sides agreeing to resolve the diplomatic standoff in line with the principle of “action-to-action.” The chief negotiators of the six parties made key-note speeches on the plenary session, and elaborated their respective stance on implementing the joint statement adopted by all parties during the fourth round of talks in September 2005, Chinese Foreign Ministry sources said.
The delegation heads from the United States, North Korea, South Korea, China, Japan and Russia, who gathered at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse after a year-long hiatus, also suggested relevant proposals and ideas in their speeches.
Wu Dawei, Chinese chief negotiator and vice foreign minister, said the September 19, 2005 Joint Statement issued by the six parties has gleaned the consensus of all parties, and is a “political declaration” for the goal of denuclearisation as well as a “guiding document” that should be observed by all parties.
The topic for the second stage of the fifth round of six-party talks today focused on how to concretely implement the Joint Statement in line with the “action-to-action” principle, he said.
Chief negotiators of the six-party talks on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue gathered at this morning, initiating a new round of negotiation on the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula.