The The six-party talks on the DPRK's nuclear program have wrapped up their four-day meeting in Beijing without achieving any substantive progress.
The Chairman's Statement released after the meeting says all the parties involved will make further efforts for the realization of a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula.
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The The six-party talks on the DPRK's nuclear program have wrapped up their four-day meeting in Beijing without achieving any substantive progress. |
This round of six-party talks has come to an end, with agreement on further efforts to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula.
the delegates say agenda items set ahead of the meeting have all seen some progress.
A Chairman's Statement was released at the end of the talks, saying the parties fully recognize the positive progress made in implementing actions to disable the Yongbyon nuclear facility and the DPRK's declaration on its nuclear programs.
In return for this progress, the five other countries involved in the talks agreed to provide economic and energy assistance to the DPRK equivalent to one million tons of heavy fuel oil. They will also allow the international community to join in the assistance.
The Parties also reaffirmed the September 19th Joint Statement's goal of verifiable denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula welcoming the assistance of the IAEA.
The parties also agreed to further advance the Six-Party talks and make contributions to peace and stability in Northeast Asia and the world.
The six-party talks have gone through countless ups and downs since starting in 2003. Even though no progress was made during this round of talks, analysts are cautiously optimistic about future meetings. But after five years, it's still anyone's guess how long it will take to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula.
(CCTV December 12, 2008)
