China briefs on chairman's statement, working group
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2004-02-28 22:06

That all sides seek a peaceful solution to the issue, they are ready to take coordinated steps and the third round of talks will be held before the end of June this year are the main messages the chairman's statement wants to convey.

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister and Delegation Head Wang Yi Saturday briefed a press conference on the major content of the chairman's statement that has been passed on the second round of six-party talks on the Korean nuclear issue.

He said attention should not be put on why the document has come out as a chairman's statement rather than a communique, sincethat is merely an issue of format, and the content is the same.

Wang said the six parties have had in-depth discussions and the document has finally come out in the format of a chairman's statement after pooling in the sides' consensus and getting their acknowledgment.

As to the issue of forming a working group, Wang said that is amajor progress of the talks, and China will consult with other five sides through diplomatic channels for an early settlement of the issues of who will sit in the group and its operating mechanism.

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