A new round of six-party talks have begun here in the Chinese capital. It focuses on denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula after negotiations stalled for five months.
![Envoys from the six nations to the Korean Peninsular nuclear talks gather to hold talks in the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, on Dec. 8, 2008. A new round of the six-party talks is begun here Monday afternoon for a fresh round of talks on the denuclearization of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). [Wang Jianhua/Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20081209/000cf1a487730aa842d914.jpg "Envoys from the six nations to the Korean Peninsular nuclear talks gather to hold talks in the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, on Dec. 8, 2008. A new round of the six-party talks is begun here Monday afternoon for a fresh round of talks on the denuclearization of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). [Wang Jianhua/Xinhua]") |
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Envoys from the six nations to the Korean Peninsular nuclear talks gather to hold talks in the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, on Dec. 8, 2008. A new round of the six-party talks is begun here Monday afternoon for a fresh round of talks on the denuclearization of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). [Wang Jianhua/Xinhua]
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Chief negotiators from China, the US, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Russia, Japan and South Korea met on Monday afternoon in Beijing. The talks were held in the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.
Top US nuclear negotiator, Christopher Hill, said earlier the issue of verifying nuclear materials will be the main hurdle.
