Russia seeks a peaceful settlement of the Korean Peninsula
nuclear issue within the framework of the six-party talks, Deputy
Foreign Minister Alexander Alexeyev said on Monday.
"Certain hopeful signs have appeared in the development of the
situation recently as a result of persistent efforts, including
Russia's," Alexeyev, who is the head of Russia's delegation to the
six-party talks, said in an interview with the Nezavisimaya
Gazeta daily.
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He said Moscow "is interested in the resumption of dialogue as soon
as possible." "But we all need a result, even if modest," he
added.
"We see the most important task as looking for political
solutions acceptable for all participants, through work in the
spirit of compromise and mutual concessions," Alexeyev said.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said earlier in the
day that the six-party talks on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue
would resume in Beijing on Dec. 18. The talks involve China, North
Korea, the United States, South Korea, Japan and Russia.
(Xinhua News Agency December 11, 2006)
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