Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing said on Tuesday that all
sides in the six-party talks should faithfully fulfill their
commitments to resolving the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue.
"Facts have proven that the six-party talks is a practical and
effective means to resolve the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue,"
said Li at a press conference on the sidelines of the ongoing
annual parliament session.
Thanks for China's mediation and mutual efforts by the parties
concerned, the third session of the fifth round of six-party talks
has made progress, with a joint document on the first step toward
the denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula adopted, Li said.
According to the joint document, working groups on the
denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and other fields will
start work at the latest within nine days.
The implementation of the joint document, as well as promoting
the development of the six-party talks and the denuclearization on
the Korean Peninsula, is of high importance to peace and stability
on the Korean Peninsula and in northeast Asia, Li said.
China advocates to peacefully resolve the Korean Peninsula
nuclear issue through dialogues, and China is willing to keep close
touch with all the parties concerned to make new progress in
six-party talks, Li said.
(Xinhua News Agency March 6, 2007)