Chief ROK negotiator arrives in Beijing for resumption of six-party talks

Source: Xinhuanet | 11-28-2006 09:22

BEIJING, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- The chief negotiator of the Republic of Korea (ROK) arrived in Beijing to help lay the groundwork for the resumption of the six-party talks on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue.

Chun Yung Woo arrived in the Chinese capital on Monday morning and will meet with relevant parties to discuss the resumption of the six-party talks.

Chun has served as the top ROK negotiator since February 20, 2006.

Chun was the second of the negotiators involved in the nuclear talks to arrive in the Chinese capital, following the arrival of his Japanese counterpart Kenichiro Sasae on Sunday night.

Sasae was scheduled to meet with Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei on Monday.

The chief U.S. negotiator to the talks, Christopher Hill, also arrived in Beijing Monday afternoon.

Hill had been in Beijing a week before. Hill met with Wu Dawei, agreeing to make joint efforts for the restart of the talks.

The six-party talks, involving China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the United States, the ROK, Russia and Japan, are aimed at finding a solution to the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue.

However, the talks have been stalled since last November as the DPRK refused to return to the talks because of U.S. sanctions against it.

Editor:Wang Ping