Diplomats push for new six-party talks

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Diplomats push for new six-party talks

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Vice-Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo, one of the top diplomats involved in defusing the nuclear standoff on the Korean Peninsula, kicked off visits to the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Japan Sunday to prepare for the second round of six-party talks.

Dai will stay in the ROK until Wednesday and Japan from Wednesday through Sunday. The visits followed hot on the heels of another diplomatic foray, Vice-Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visit to the United States late last week and just one week after a stop in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) by Chinese top legislator Wu Bangguo.

Dai's visit is regarded as China's latest push for the six-party talks to continue among officials from the DPRK, the United States, China, the ROK, Japan and Russia.

In Washington, Wang told reporters after his discussions with US Secretary of State Colin Powell on Friday that Beijing is working to set up a new dialogue among the parties.

"The preparations for a new round of talks in Beijing have started," Wang said after he met Powell.

After meeting the State Department officials on Thursday, Wang said there is a "good opportunity" for the parties to move forward. He stressed that all parties should try to seize the opportunity to try to narrow differences through consultations.

US officials said on Friday they were optimistic about chances for fresh talks on the issue.

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