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(L to R) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei
Lavrov, South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan, United States
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi,
Foreign Minister of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Pak Ui Chun
and Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura pose for a family photo
before the first foreign ministers' informal meeting of the six-party
talks on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue, in Singapore, July 23, 2008.
(Xinhua/Zhang Fengguo)
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SINGAPORE, July 23 (Xinhua) -- The first informal
meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Six-Party Talks on the Korean Peninsula
nuclear issue concluded here on Wednesday with "very meaningful results",
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said.
In a news briefing after the close-door talks on the
sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Ministerial
Meeting, Yang said that the Six-Party Talks have "very meaningful results",
adding that they exchanged views and deepened understanding and expressed the
will of continued pushing forward the Six-Party Talks further.
Yang said, "with joint efforts, the six parties
agreed that the initial success has been achieved" and the informal talks "made
useful preparation for the formal Six-Party Ministerial Talks in early day".
The Chinese foreign minister said the six parties
reaffirmed they will earnestly fulfill their commitment to the signed joint
statements and related documents.
Yang said all agreed the
Six-Party Talks are an important platform for exchanging views and enhancing
understanding, adding that the six parties should continue to enhance their
exchanges so as to "achieve mutual benefit and win-win progress".
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L to R) South Korean Foreign Minister Yu
Myung-hwan, United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Chinese
Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi arrive at the venue of the first foregin
ministers' informal meeting of the six-party talks on the Korean Peninsula
nuclear issue, in Singapore, July 23, 2008. (Xinhua/Zhang
Fengguo)
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"As the Chair of Six-Party Talks," Yang said, "China
will continue to make contributions...."
Yang said that although initial success has been
achieved, yet "we have a lot of work to do".
The six countries involved in the talks are DPRK
(Democratic People's Republic of Korea), China, the United States, South Korea,
Japan and Russia.
In a statement issued late Tuesday night on ASEAN
Plus Three (China, Japan and South Korea), ASEAN ministers welcomed recent
developments that have contributed to regional peace and security in East Asia.
They reiterated their support for the Six-Party Talks
and for the eventual normalization of relations between the relevant Six-Party
members.
The latest round of talks was held in Beijing. Chief
delegates of the six-party talks on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue ended
talks on July 12, agreeing to establish a verification mechanism for
denuclearization.
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Foreign Ministers and representatives to
the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) plus three foreign
ministers meeting hold hands during the meeting in Singapore July 22,
2008. Foreign ministers from the ASEAN countries and China, Japan and
South Korea attended the meeting here on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Reuters
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China to intensify co-op with S. Korea, U.S., Australia, says Chinese FM
SINGAPORE, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi Wednesday met here separately with South Korea's Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith on bilateral cooperation and regional issues of common concern at the sidelines of the 15th ASEAN Regional Forum.
In the meeting with his South Korean counterpart, Yang said China and South Korea have established strategic partnership and the two sides should keep high-level exchanges and deepen understanding and cooperation on strategic regional and international issues while strengthening bilateral trade and economic ties. Full story
