The fourth round of six-party talks on the Korean Peninsula
nuclear issue will start in Beijing on July 26, Foreign Ministry
spokesperson Kong Quan announced on Tuesday.
The decision to restart the talks was made through consultations
with all relevant parties, said Kong, who did not disclose how long
they are scheduled to last.
The six-party talks involve China, the Democratic People's
Republic of Korea (DPRK), Japan, Russia, South Korea and the
US.
The first six-party talks began on August 27, 2003 at the
Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. Since then, the capital has
hosted several rounds of China-DPRK-US and six-party talks.
The DPRK decided to suspend its participation after the third
round of six-party talks, accusing the US of having a hostile
policy toward it.
It announced that it would return to them on July 9, after a
meeting in Beijing between top US and DPRK envoys.
(Xinhua News Agency July 19, 2005)