Japanese chief negotiator Kenichiro Sasae to the ongoing six-party talks on the Korean Peninsular nuclear issue said Monday morning that "today is the last day of the talks."

Sasae told reporters when he was leaving the hotel for the negotiation venue, Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, that no matter what happens, "there will be a result" for the fourth-round talks on Monday.

He pledged that all parties concerned will make the "utmost effort" to reach this goal.

(Xinhua News Agency September 19, 2005)