Six-Party Talks 'to resume on Dec 18'

时间：2006-12-13 01:28:55

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Dec.12 - The Six-Party Talks aimed at denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula will restart in Beijing on Monday, the Foreign Ministry1 announced yesterday in a statement posted on its website.

 

But an editorial in a Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) newspaper said Japan would not be welcome when the talks resume after a 13-month stalemate. It cited two reasons: the sanctions Japan imposed after the DPRK's underground nuclear test on October 9 and a lingering issue that Japan intends to raise again.

 

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki said Tokyo plans to bring up the DPRK's abduction of Japanese nationals in the 1970s and '80s.

 

The editorial in Rodong Shinmun, the official newspaper of the Korean Workers' Party, said: "Japan is nothing but an impostor, not qualified2 to take part in the Six-Party Talks.

 

"Even if they do come to the talks, there will be nothing useful, with them making it difficult to solve the issue and wasting time by bringing to the table irrelevant3 issues."

 

In reaction to the announcement about the resumption of talks, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said: "I think it's good (the schedule for) the Six-Party Talks is set. We must push for progress, be it one step or two, towards the DPRK's abolition4 of its nuclear weapons and existing nuclear programmes at the talks."

 

China, which hosts the talks, has insisted the Korean nuclear issue be resolved peacefully through dialogue and negotiations5.

 

But no talks have taken place since November 2005 when the DPRK boycotted6 the meeting, accusing the United States of imposing7 financial sanctions against its companies.

 

A flurry of diplomatic activity has taken place in recent months, especially since the DPRK's nuclear test, which drew opposition8 from the international community, including China.

 

At the end of October, chief negotiators from China, the DPRK and the United States held closed-door bilateral9 and trilateral meetings in Beijing and agreed to resume the talks at a time convenient to the six parties, which also involve the Republic of Korea (ROK), Russia and Japan.

 

The ROK hailed the resumption of negotiations and were optimistic. "The government expects substantial progress to be made through the forthcoming talks for the resolution of the DPRK nuclear crisis," ROK Foreign Ministry spokesman Choo Kyu-ho said in a statement yesterday.

 

Chinese analysts10 were cautiously optimistic, calling the resumption of the Six-Party Talks an opportunity to break the current stalemate.

 

"We can't expect the talks to produce substantive11 progress as the deep-rooted mistrust between the DPRK and the US cannot disappear overnight," said a researcher of the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue at the Development Research Centre of the State Council surname, Li.

 
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1 ministry kD5x2     
n.(政府的)部；牧师
参考例句：
  • They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
  • We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
2 qualified DCPyj     
adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的
参考例句：
  • He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
  • We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。
3 irrelevant ZkGy6     
adj.不恰当的，无关系的，不相干的
参考例句：
  • That is completely irrelevant to the subject under discussion.这跟讨论的主题完全不相关。
  • A question about arithmetic is irrelevant in a music lesson.在音乐课上，一个数学的问题是风马牛不相及的。
4 abolition PIpyA     
n.废除，取消
参考例句：
  • They declared for the abolition of slavery.他们声明赞成废除奴隶制度。
  • The abolition of the monarchy was part of their price.废除君主制是他们的其中一部分条件。
5 negotiations af4b5f3e98e178dd3c4bac64b625ecd0     
协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过
参考例句：
  • negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
  • Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。
6 boycotted 6c96ed45faa5f8d73cbb35ff299d9ccc     
抵制，拒绝参加( boycott的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • Athletes from several countries boycotted the Olympic Games. 有好几国的运动员抵制奥林匹克运动会。
  • The opposition party earlier boycotted the Diet agenda, demanding Miyaji's resignation. 反对党曾杯葛国会议程，要宫路下台。
7 imposing 8q9zcB     
adj.使人难忘的，壮丽的，堂皇的，雄伟的
参考例句：
  • The fortress is an imposing building.这座城堡是一座宏伟的建筑。
  • He has lost his imposing appearance.他已失去堂堂仪表。
8 opposition eIUxU     
n.反对，敌对
参考例句：
  • The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
  • The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
9 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。
10 analysts 167ff30c5034ca70abe2d60a6e760448     
分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )
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  • City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
  • I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。
11 substantive qszws     
adj.表示实在的；本质的、实质性的；独立的；n.实词，实名词；独立存在的实体
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  • They plan to meet again in Rome very soon to begin substantive negotiations.他们计划不久在罗马再次会晤以开始实质性的谈判。
  • A president needs substantive advice,but he also requires emotional succor. 一个总统需要实质性的建议，但也需要感情上的支持。

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