DPRK serious, responsible on six-party talks

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DPRK serious, responsible on six-party talks

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The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has been earnest and serious since the very beginning of the six-party talks on the nuclear issue of the Korean Peninsula, Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi told Xinhua Tuesday.

Wang, also head of the Chinese delegation to the second round of the six-party talks, made the remark immediately after holding consultations with DPRK Deputy Foreign Minister Kim Kye-gwan at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse Tuesday morning.

The DPRK named Kim Kye-gwan as the head of the DPRK delegation to the second round of the talks, replacing the former head of thedelegation to the first round of talks held in Beijing last August.

Wang said the change of the heads of the DPRK delegation had drawn wide attention of the international community, who believe that the DPRK holds an earnest and serious attitude toward the six-party talks.

He said no matter who is the head of the delegation, the DPRK will take a serious and responsible attitude toward the talks.

DPRK vows to achieve good results at new talks

Deputy Foreign Minister Kim Kye-gwan of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said Tuesday that his country will do its best to achieve "good results" at the upcoming six-party talks in Beijing.

"The circumstance of the talks is better than the previous one, and we hope that we can cooperate closely with China and Russia," Kim said at the Sunan airport before leaving for the Chinese capital at the head of a delegation to attend the talks scheduled to begin on Wednesday.

However, he said, "the talks will be difficult."

The official also said the issue of the abduction of Japanese should not be on the agenda of the talks and he asked the Japanese side not to take "hasty action."

The DPRK had clarified its positions on the issue when a Japanese Foreign Ministry delegation visited his country earlier this month, the official added.

The DPRK admitted at a summit meeting in 2002 that it abducted 13 Japanese in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

"We appreciate the efforts made by the Chinese side. We will do our best to produce good results at the talks," he told Wu Donghe,the Chinese ambassador to the DPRK.

The proposal put forward by the DPRK on the issue accords with US interests, Kim said, noting that if the United States changes its policies, the nuclear issue can be resolved.

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