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Six-Party Talks to continue today
By Hu Xiao and Qin Jize (China Daily)
Updated: 2005-08-05 05:50
With negotiators still unable to agree on the text of their first joint
statement, the Six-Party Talks will stretch into their 11th day today, spokesman
for the Chinese delegation Qin Gang said yesterday.
Qin Gang, spokesman for the Chinese delegation
to the six-party talks speaks to the reporters August 4, 2005.
[newsphoto] | "Success is not dependent on the
adoption of a joint document," said Qin, adding that the long running
negotiations themselves mark progress, with all parties inching ahead toward the
denuclearization goal.
He did not disclose details of the reported fourth draft of the joint
document proposed by China, which all parties have been discussing since last
Saturday.
Acknowledging the existence of different opinions among the six delegations,
Qin emphasized that all the negotiators were endeavouring to narrow the
differences.
"We've been able to deepen mutual understanding in the talks and there has
been no breakdown," he said.
He said he did not know how long the talks would last but indicated they are
approaching their final stages.
Russia's chief delegate Alexander Alexeyev, who left Beijing for home last
weekend but returned to the Chinese capital yesterday for the talks, said he
expected the discussions to continue "about one or two more days," the ITAR-Tass
News Agency reported.
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