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China urges action plan with sincerity on DPRK nuke issue(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-01-24 19:34 China on Thursday said it hopes all parties involved will implement the second phase action plan on resolving the nuclear issue of the Korean Peninsula with sincerity and patience. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu made the remarks at a regular press conference when asked to comment on the latest progress of the six-party talks, adding that all the parties should carry out their obligations in an all-round and balanced manner. Jiang said the multilateral talks had made important progress, including the disabling of most nuclear facilities at Yongbyon of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), while heavy oil and alternative material assistance from other parties was gradually being provided to the DPRK, and the relationship between the parties had improved. According to a six-party talks joint document released in Beijing on October 3 last year, the DPRK agreed to disable all its existing nuclear facilities and provide a complete and correct declaration of all its nuclear programs by the end of 2007. The six-party talks, initiated in 2003 and aimed at resolving the nuclear issue, involve China, the DPRK, the United States, the Republic of Korea, Russia and Japan. |
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