Six-party talks moving to a possible agreement

时间：2007-02-12 00:46:08

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Feb. 10 - Envoys2 to the six-party talks on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue on Friday were examining a Chinese draft document that could see them take the first steps towards denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.

 

"The Chinese delegation3 circulated a draft, but we haven't had much discussion yet....it's a process that begins with discussion and moves to the written form," said chief U.S. negotiator Christopher Hill.

 

"We will have bilateral4 meetings with all the other parties to discuss the draft. It will be a long day," said Hill.

 

Hill also indicated that the talks would establish "four to six" working groups to deal with the denuclearization process.

 

The talks entered the second day Friday, with negotiators combing through the draft looking for a possible agreement. The draft was circulated to the delegates last night.

 

Reports said the draft agreement proposed stopping within two months work at nuclear sites in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), including the Yongbyon reactor5, and supplying Pyongyang with alternative energy sources.

 

"The parties will start discussing the draft today," said chief Republic of Korea (ROK) negotiator Chun Yung Woo, saying the draft lays a "not bad" basis for the nuclear talks.

 

Chun said the draft is more specific than the broad 2005 joint6 statement, but warned it's still hard to say whether the talks will go ahead successfully.

 

Japanese negotiator Kenichiro Sasae also implied that there are still different opinions about the draft.

 

"China has its views while Japan has its own stance," Sasae told reporter.

 

China will coordinate7 positions advanced by the other parties and the Japanese side will try its best to help strike a deal based on the Chinese proposal, said Sasae.

 

After a two-hour chief delegates meeting and several rounds of consultations9, Vice10 Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo held a banquet for the six top negotiators at the Diaoyutai Guest House.

 

Im Sung Nam, an official from the ROK delegation, said the parties have reached consensus11 on parts of the draft, and some parts are still under discussion.

 

The six parties "have achieved consensus to a certain extent", Im said at a ROK press conference Friday evening.

 

He said Friday's consultation8 was sincere and pragmatic. The ROK and Chinese chief delegates had bilateral consultations in the afternoon. The ROK and DPRK chief delegates had a 30-minute talk. The ROK and U.S. top delegates are also maintaining contact.

 

However, another ROK official was more cautious about the prospects12, saying anonymously13 that the consultations are more difficult than expected, and all sides still need to bring out wisdom and make efforts.

 

After a 48-day recess14, the negotiators gathered again in Beijing, focusing on the first steps to implement15 the statement, according to which the DPRK agrees to abandon its nuclear program in exchange for economic aid and security guarantees.

 

The DPRK envoy1 Kim Kye-Gwan, after arriving in Beijing Thursday, said "we are prepared to discuss initial denuclearization steps... We are neither optimistic nor pessimistic because there are still a lot of problems to be resolved."

 

China, host to the six-party talks since they began in 2003, has raised expectations about making progress on the joint statement.

 

"I hope the meeting will be a good beginning for implementing16 the joint statement, and a new starting point in the process of denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula," said chief Chinese negotiator Wu Dawei at the opening ceremony on Thursday.
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1 envoy xoLx7     
n.使节，使者，代表，公使
参考例句：
  • Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
  • The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。
2 envoys fe850873669d975a9344f0cba10070d2     
使节( envoy的名词复数 )； 公使； 谈判代表； 使节身份
参考例句：
  • the routine tit for tat when countries expel each other's envoys 国家相互驱逐对方使节这种惯常的报复行动
  • Marco Polo's travelogue mentions that Kublai Khan sent envoys to Malgache. 马可波罗游记中提到忽必烈曾派使节到马尔加什。
3 delegation NxvxQ     
n.代表团；派遣
参考例句：
  • The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
  • We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。
4 bilateral dQGyW     
adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的
参考例句：
  • They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
  • There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。
5 reactor jTnxL     
n.反应器；反应堆
参考例句：
  • The atomic reactor generates enormous amounts of thermal energy.原子反应堆发出大量的热能。
  • Inside the reactor the large molecules are cracked into smaller molecules.在反应堆里，大分子裂变为小分子。
6 joint m3lx4     
adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合
参考例句：
  • I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
  • We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
7 coordinate oohzt     
adj.同等的，协调的；n.同等者；vt.协作，协调
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  • You must coordinate what you said with what you did.你必须使你的言行一致。
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8 consultation VZAyq     
n.咨询；商量；商议；会议
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  • The company has promised wide consultation on its expansion plans.该公司允诺就其扩展计划广泛征求意见。
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9 consultations bc61566a804b15898d05aff1e97f0341     
n.磋商（会议）( consultation的名词复数 )；商讨会；协商会；查找
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  • Consultations can be arranged at other times by appointment. 磋商可以通过预约安排在其他时间。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • Consultations are under way. 正在进行磋商。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
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n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
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  • He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
  • They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
11 consensus epMzA     
n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识
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  • Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
  • What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？
12 prospects fkVzpY     
n.希望，前途(恒为复数)
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  • There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. 公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。
  • They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. 他们对公司的远景不那么乐观。
13 anonymously czgzOU     
ad.用匿名的方式
参考例句：
  • The manuscripts were submitted anonymously. 原稿是匿名送交的。
  • Methods A self-administered questionnaire was used to survey 536 teachers anonymously. 方法采用自编“中小学教师职业压力问卷”对536名中小学教师进行无记名调查。
14 recess pAxzC     
n.短期休息，壁凹（墙上装架子，柜子等凹处）
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  • The chairman of the meeting announced a ten-minute recess.会议主席宣布休会10分钟。
  • Parliament was hastily recalled from recess.休会的议员被匆匆召回开会。
15 implement WcdzG     
n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行
参考例句：
  • Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
  • The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。
16 implementing be68540dfa000a0fb38be40d32259215     
v.实现( implement的现在分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效
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  • -- Implementing a comprehensive drug control strategy. ――实行综合治理的禁毒战略。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
  • He was in no hurry about implementing his unshakable principle. 他并不急于实行他那不可动摇的原则。 来自辞典例句

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