China hoped for "a good document" to be agreed at the second round of six-party talks, said a member of the Chinese delegation in Beijing Wednesday.

Liu Jianchao, also deputy director-general of the Information Department of the Foreign Ministry, said in response to questions on whether the six parties would reach a joint statement at the talks, that the suggestion had been touched upon at the morning's plenary session and the parties would have further discussions on details.

The realization of a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula was a very big concept, which meant absolutely no nuclear weapons on the peninsula, Liu said.

All the parties had shown "a very open attitude", Liu said, adding that they all agreed that the key issue was keeping the Korean Peninsula really free of nuclear weapons.

The parties also agreed that the reasonable concerns of each side should be addressed in an appropriate way, he said.

Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan would meet with the heads and delegates of the six delegations on Thursday morning before they resumed a new plenary session, Liu said.

(Xinhua News Agency February 26, 2004)