New round six-party nuclear talks slated for Feb. 25: DPRK
PLA Daily 2004-02-04
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Xinhuanet) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said Tuesday a new round of six-party nuclear talks will be held on Feb. 25 in Beijing, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported.
Yonhap said the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) of the DPRK made the announcement.
"We have decided to hold six-way talks beginning Feb. 25 after many consultations with the United States and the host, China," the KCNA said.
"We also made consultations with other concerning countries on the issue," said the DPRK's official news agency.
The announcement came in the same day when the DPRK and South Korea will kick off a high-level inter-Korean talks in Seoul.
It was made two days after James Kelly, the US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, said he was"mildly optimistic" about the prospect of new talks and that the United States and other regional players were working closely to realize them.
The South Korean government has not made any response to the KCNA report. Officials with the South Korean presidential office and Ministry of Unification have refused to give any comment.
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