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Russia, India, China FMs urge to resume 6-way nuke talks
WUHAN (China), November 15 (Itar-Tass) - The Foreign Ministers of
Russia, India and China - Sergei Lavrov, Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna and
Yang Jiechi - have called for an early resumption of the six-party talks
to resolve the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula, it is said in the
final statement of the three ministers' meeting.
"We have confirmed the importance of adhering to peace and stability
on the Korean Peninsula and in the region as a whole through a dialogue,"
the document says.
The ministers called on "the parties concerned to return as soon as
possible to the six-party talks in order to fully implement the Joint
Statement of the Six of September 2005."
The six-party talks aim to find a peaceful resolution to the security
concerns as a result of the North Korean nuclear weapons programme. There
has been a series of meetings with six participating states: the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea); the Republic of Korea
(South Korea); the People's Republic of China; the United States of
America; the Russian Federation; and Japan.
These talks were a result of North Korea withdrawing from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in 2003. Apparent gains following the fourth and fifth rounds were reversed by outside events.
Five rounds of talks from 2003 to 2007 produced little net progress until the third phase of the fifth round of talks, when North Korea agreed to shut down its nuclear facilities in exchange for fuel aid and steps towards the normalization of relations with the United States and Japan.
Responding angrily to the United Nations Security Council's Presidential Statement issued on April 13, 2009 that condemned the North Korean failed satellite launch, the DPRK declared on April 14, 2009 that it would pull out of Six Party Talks and that it would resume its nuclear enrichment programme in order to boost its nuclear deterrent. North Korea has also expelled all nuclear inspectors from the country.
Russia, India and China - Sergei Lavrov, Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna and
Yang Jiechi - have called for an early resumption of the six-party talks
to resolve the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula, it is said in the
final statement of the three ministers' meeting.
"We have confirmed the importance of adhering to peace and stability
on the Korean Peninsula and in the region as a whole through a dialogue,"
the document says.
The ministers called on "the parties concerned to return as soon as
possible to the six-party talks in order to fully implement the Joint
Statement of the Six of September 2005."
The six-party talks aim to find a peaceful resolution to the security
concerns as a result of the North Korean nuclear weapons programme. There
has been a series of meetings with six participating states: the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea); the Republic of Korea
(South Korea); the People's Republic of China; the United States of
America; the Russian Federation; and Japan.
These talks were a result of North Korea withdrawing from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in 2003. Apparent gains following the fourth and fifth rounds were reversed by outside events.
Five rounds of talks from 2003 to 2007 produced little net progress until the third phase of the fifth round of talks, when North Korea agreed to shut down its nuclear facilities in exchange for fuel aid and steps towards the normalization of relations with the United States and Japan.
Responding angrily to the United Nations Security Council's Presidential Statement issued on April 13, 2009 that condemned the North Korean failed satellite launch, the DPRK declared on April 14, 2009 that it would pull out of Six Party Talks and that it would resume its nuclear enrichment programme in order to boost its nuclear deterrent. North Korea has also expelled all nuclear inspectors from the country.
