Heads of the delegations participating in the fourth round of six-party talks on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue agreed this afternoon that the talks?will continue on Saturday, according to an official with the South Korean delegation asking not to be identified.

The official said the meeting among the delegation heads began at 2:45 PM and ended at 3:18 PM.

 

North Korea and the US held their fourth bilateral meeting this morning. China also held bilateral meetings with the US, Russia and South Korea this afternoon.

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(Xinhua News Agency July 29, 2005)