Inter-Korean talks lay basis for results on denuclearization
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Xinhua, September 22, 2011
Inter-Korean nuclear talks in Beijing Wednesday had provided a basis for producing concrete results on denuclearization in the future, said South Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman Cho Byung-jae on Thursday.
Wi Sung-lac and Ri Yong-ho, top nuclear negotiator of Seoul and Pyongyang government, held the second talks in Beijing Wednesday, after their first meeting in Indonesia's Bali in July. They failed to agree on terms for resuming the long-stalled six-party nuclear talks, however, both saying the discussions "useful".
"The two sides held further and in-depth discussions on the nuclearization of the peninsula, on the base of Bali talks in July, " Cho told reporters during a press briefing.
"Our government believes the two sides expanded the scope of mutual understanding of each other's overall position on the nuclear issue, and expect that further dialogue will lead to reach a point of agreement," Cho added.
South Korean government would make efforts in various bilateral and trilateral talks in the future, to make concrete results, said the spokesman.
"We expect there will be the third and more negotiations between the two Koreas," he added.
South Korean government official-sourced reports said Washington and Pyongyang were seeking to hold a second round of talks early next month to discuss terms for resuming the long- stalled six-party nuclear negotiations.
Reports said the two sides were discussing the possibility of meeting in a third country as Pyongyang suggesting in Pyongyang but Washington was strongly against it.
"As I know, until now, nothing about the date and place has been decided," the spokesman said.
