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25 January 1999

TEXT: KOREA FOUR PARTY TALKS 1/22 JOINT PRESS STATEMENT

(Establishment of procedures will expedite progress) (390)
Geneva -- The two subcommittees established at the third plenary of
the Four Party Talks on Korea to discuss, respectively, the
establishment of a peace regime on the Korean Peninsula and tension
reduction there held meetings during the fourth plenary January 20-21.
According to a joint press statement released January 22 by the
delegations of the United States, China, South Korea and North Korea
at the conclusion of the fourth plenary session of the Four Party
Talks, the establishment of procedures by the two subcommittees will
expedite progress on substantive issues in future rounds of the Four
Party Talks.
Following is the official text of the joint press statement:
(begin text)
JOINT PRESS STATEMENT
The fourth plenary session of the Four Party Talks was held in Geneva
from January 18 to January 22, 1999. Delegations of the four parties,
the DPRK, PRC, ROK, and U.S., had useful and productive discussions
which were conducted in a business-like manner.
The two subcommittees that were established at the third plenary
session -- to discuss, respectively, the establishment of a peace
regime on the Korean Peninsula and tension reduction there -- held
meetings over two days during the fourth plenary on January 20-21. The
two subcommittees agreed on procedures for their operation, exchanged
substantive views, and reported to the plenary on January 22 on their
activities. The four delegations expressed their expectation that the
establishment of procedures by the two subcommittees will expedite
progress on substantive issues in future rounds of the Four Party
Talks.
The fifth plenary session will be held in Geneva in mid-April 1999. A
deputy head of delegation preparatory meeting will be convened to
discuss arrangements for organizing the work of the next plenary
session in Geneva a day before the plenary meets.
In accordance with established procedure, the Chair state will prepare
for the plenary session from the closing of the previous plenary
session and will assume chairmanship for the preparatory meeting
before the plenary session.
The four delegations expressed their deep appreciation to the Swiss
government for its support for this meeting and for its hospitality
extended to the delegations.
January 22, 1999, Geneva
(end text)