North Korean chief negotiator Kim Gye-gwan urged all concerned
parties to take simultaneous actions to narrow the differences in
line with the principle of "commitment for commitment, action for
action."
"We have put forward our stances to implement the joint
statement with the full will to reach the denuclearization of the
Korean peninsula," Kim told reporters outside the North Korean
embassy in Beijing.
The first phase of the fifth-round six-party talks ended in
Beijing Friday with a chairman's statement issued by Chinese
delegation head Wu Dawei.
"We have talked about issues of each other's concern, taking
measures in a phased manner and building up confidence," Kim
said.
He stressed that the US should lift the financial sanctions on
North Korea. "At this round of talks, we have raised very seriously
the financial sanctions imposed by the US," Kim said.
"The financial sanctions are in violation of the joint statement
we have adopted and are going to hinder the implementation of the
commitment we have made," Kim added.
North Korea and the US have agreed to hold bilateral talks
during the recess to solve the financial sanctions issue, he
noted.
"We have made a commitment on nuclear abandonment because the US
has pledged not to pursue a hostile policy on North Korea and to
coexist peacefully with North Korea," he said.
The second phase of the fifth-round talks will open at the
earliest possible date, he said.
(Xinhua News Agency November 12, 2005)