The delegations of the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Russia are holding consultation here Wednesday from 7:30 am for the upcoming six-party talks in Beijing.  

The ROK delegation is headed by Lee Soo-Hyuck, ROK deputy minister of foreign affairs and trade, and the Russian delegation is led by Russian deputy foreign minister Alexander Losiukov.

The consultation is still going on by press time. The second round of six-party talks on the nuclear issue of the Korean Peninsula will start from 9:00 am Wednesday morning.

(Xinhua News Agency February 25, 2004)