Six-nation nuclear talks extended for one more day
(AP)
Updated: 2005-09-18 15:06

Several countries among the six participating indicated they were dissatisfied with the compromise tabled by China, Hill said late Saturday after a long day of discussions that dragged late into the night.

Kenichiro Sasae, director-general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau and Japan's top negotiator for the six-party talks, speaks to the media before continuation of talks in Beijing September 18, 2005. [Reuters]

"We're all very supportive of the document, the issue is tactics of how we express elements in the document," Hill said Sunday morning. "Some delegations prefer to leave some things more ambiguous, my delegation would like to see things less ambiguous."

The envoys emphasized their desire to keep talking until they reach agreement.

"Since we do not have a set date, we will continue negotiations to coordinate each party's interests with the draft that has been proposed," Song Min-soon, South Korea's deputy foreign minister, said as he left his hotel early Sunday.

The new Chinese draft affirms Pyongyang's right to peaceful nuclear activities after it ends its weapons program.

North Korea has not directly commented on the proposal. But on Friday, after it was put forward, a spokesman for Pyongyang denounced efforts to get it to give up its nuclear program without concessions by the United States.

"Clearly, they have some problems with the draft but we have some problems as well," Hill said Saturday of North Korea's stance.

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