Delegations of the six-party talks are discussing the joint document draft, said Japanese delegation head Kenichiro Sasae Saturday afternoon.
He said China presented a joint document draft for the six-party talks.
Earlier an official with the delegation of South Korea, who was unwilling to be named, said deputy heads of the six delegations will discuss the draft.
Heads of the six delegations, namely, China, North Korea, the United States, South Korea, Russia and Japan, held a no-more-than-one-hour meeting from 11:20 am Saturday, according to the press center of the talks.
Also Saturday, the Chinese delegation held bilateral meetings with North Korea and the United States, respectively, while the North and the United States also held a one-on-one meeting.
The fourth round of six-party talks, aiming to solve the Korean Peninsular nuclear issue, began Tuesday morning.
(Xinhua News Agency July 30, 2005)
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