BEIJING, Jan. 13 (Xinhuanet) -- China hopes the second round of
six-party talks on the Korean nuclear issue will start as soon as possible
and China is in constant talks with various parties, said Chinese Foreign
Ministry spokesman Kong Quan here Tuesday.
Kong said two senior Chinese officials had left Beijing Sunday for
the United States for discussions on the issue with James Kelly, US
Assistant Secretary of State.
The two officials are Fu Ying, head of the Asian Affairs Department
of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, and Ning Fukui, an ambassador-level
official with the Foreign Ministry in charge of affairs concerning the
Korean Peninsula, said Kong.
Fu and Ning are also expected to meet other senior US officials, said
Kong.
In August 2003, China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the
United States, the Republic of Korea, Russia and Japan held the first
round of six-party talks in Beijing.