2nd round six-party nuclear talks very successful: S. Korean top delegate
PLA Daily 2004-03-01
SEOUL, Feb. 29 (Xinhuanet) -- South Korean Deputy Foreign MinisterLee Soo-hyuck, the chief delegate to the just-ended six-party talks on the nuclear issue of the Korean Peninsula, said Sunday the talks were "very successful."
On arrival in Seoul from Beijing, Lee said the second round nuclear talks ran Wednesday through Saturday in Beijing were "verysuccessful" for the first written document was produced, reported South Korean Yonhap News Agency.
The second round six-party meeting released a seven-point chairman's statement fixing the goal to realize a nuclear-weapon free Korean Peninsula and setting rough time for the third round of six-party talks.
"In particular, the DPRK (the Democratic People's Republic of Korea) did not turn down South Korea's proposals. We are proud of our proposals," Lee told reporters at Incheon International Airport.
Lee referred to the Seoul's proposal of providing energy compensation for DPRK's nuclear freeze which should quickly be followed by eventually scrap of nuclear program.
The first round of six-party talks were held in Beijing in lastAugust, attended by China, the DPRK, the United States, South Korea, Russia and Japan.
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