On August 27, 2003, Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing met
heads of the six delegations to the Beijing six-party talks
at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse. Li said that the
convocation of the talks itself is a fruit resulted from
concerted efforts made by various parties. Peace is one of
the most valuable assets and safeguarding peace through
dialogues is the most dependable. The delegations are in
Beijing for peace, stability, and the common aspiration of
the world, which marks another important progress in
peacefully solving the Korean nuclear issue and should be
cherished by various parties.
Li said that all
parties concerned hope for a peaceful, stable and
nuclear-free Korean Peninsula. Surrounding negotiation
tables, the six delegations exchanged views on the nuclear
issue on the peninsula and peace and security in Northeast
Asia, which helped improve understanding among those nations
and showed their political will in peacefully solving the
issue through talks. However, the nuclear issue is rather
complicated and cannot be solved at a single strike. He
hoped that the concerned parties, with full candor and
mutual respect, could seek common grounds while conserving
differences and making progress step by step, and create
good atmosphere for future talks and keep the mechanism of
six-party talks going.
The parties said that
todays talks mark a good start. They also thank the
Chinese side for arranging the talks.
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