Russia will go all out at the six-party talks on the Korean
Peninsula's nuclear issue to help find solutions that will suit all
the countries involved, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said
in Moscow yesterday.
The situation with the Korean nuclear issue has been quite
complex this year, but compromises can be found "if all
participants in the negotiating process display good will and
patience," Lavrov told the Interfax news agency in an
interview.
The six-party talks, which involve China, the US, Japan, Russia,
North and South Korea, resumed in Beijing yesterday morning after a
13-month hiatus.
"Russia will do everything possible during the talks to promote
the implementation of the September 19 joint statement by finding
solutions that will suit all of the parties concerned," Lavrov
said.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said yesterday the
negotiators conducted "candid" and "pragmatic" talks in Beijing,
but she admitted the talks still face obstacles and differences
remain on the approaches and steps needed to implement the joint
statement.
Under the joint statement, North Korea agreed to abandon its
nuclear program in exchange for economic aid and security
guarantees.
(Xinhua News Agency December 19, 2006)