Six-party talks may take two-week recess
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-08-07 08:41

The fourth round of the six-party talks on the Korean nuclear issue will take a two-week recess if all the parties still fail to reach consensus on a joint document Sunday, Russian chief delegate Alexander Ale xeyev said Saturday night.

Addressing international media in the Russian embassy in Beijing, Alexeyev said the talks might resume after about two weeks.

The recess does not mean the current round of talks has achieved no progress, he said.

Alexeyev described the current talks as "fruitful," since all sides have reached unprecedented understanding and consensus on many issues, thanks to the excellent organizational work and diplomatic efforts by China, as well as the efforts by the other parties.

He expressed the hope that the recess may help the six parties finally agree to adopt the joint document, and continue the talks for the ultimate goal of realizing the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.

The six-party talks resumed here on July 26 after a 13-month impasse. Diplomats from China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the United States, the Republic of Korea (ROK), Russia and Japan have held over 70 one-on-one meetings.

Piao Jianyi, a professor with the Asia-Pacific Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said the fourth round of talks touched substantial issues with unprecedented depth.

"Each party understood the bottom lines of the other sides and saw where the problems are. It helps lay a good foundation for the future talks," Piao said.

"The negotiators also need to report to their governments on the new problems having emerged during the process, and discuss about the countermeasures," he said.

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