The heads of the delegations who are attending the fourth round of six-party talks are expected to meet at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, according to the press center in Beijing on Saturday evening.

 

The sources also said that Wu Dawei, head of Chinese delegation will meet the press after the meeting.

 

The Russian chief delegate Alexander Alexeyev said Saturday night that the fourth six-party talks will take a two-week recess after a plenary meeting Sunday morning.

 

The Japanese chief negotiator Sasae Kenichiro also said Saturday night that the fourth round of six-party talks will continue Sunday. He also told reporters that all parties concerned are discussing on the recess of the talks.

 

Diplomats from China, North Korea, the United States, South Korea, Russia and Japan started the ongoing talks on July 26 after a 13-month delay. Today is the 12th day of the talks.

 

(Xinhua News Agency August 7, 2005)