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Six-party talks on North Korea¡¯s nuclear weapons program resume in Beijing on Wednesday. In the new round, the fifth, participating nations are expected to discuss ways of implementing the principles agreed in the last round in September.
The talks will last for only three days before breaking for the APEC forum that starts on Saturday in Busan. North and South Korea, the U.S., China, Japan and Russia hope to reconvene in December.
In a preparatory meeting between the South and North Korean delegations on Tuesday, the South reportedly asked the North to refrain from unreasonable demands, chief among them being provided with a light-water reactor before it dismantles its nuclear facilities. Seoul was quoted as saying the purpose of this round was to listen to each nation¡¯s overall ideas for implementation.
Meanwhile, North Korean chief negotiator Kim Gye-gwan indirectly criticized U.S. President George W. Bush for calling its leader Kim Jong-il a ¡°tyrant,¡± saying some U.S. actions were ¡°making a foggy sea even foggier.¡±
(englishnews@chosun.com )
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