A Foreign Ministry spokesperson indicated yesterday that there is still no specific date for the resumption of six-party talks on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue, but "China is working with other parties on the timetable."

 

Qin Gang said at Thursday's regular press conference that the parties concerned have conducted extensive consultations and dialogue during the talks' recess after they failed to resume as scheduled in the week of August 29. But North Korea agreed to rejoin the talks in the week of September 12.

 

"These negotiations and dialogue are also an important part of the six-party talks process and will help increase mutual understanding," said Qin.

 

"The date of resuming the talks is not important. What's important is that all the parties agreed to resume the talks and we all have kept contact and negotiation in the framework of six-party talks," said Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei after a recent visit to North Korea.

 

(Xinhua News Agency September 2, 2005)