SG/SM/10846

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES PREPARATIONS FOR NEXT ROUND OF SIX-PARTY TALKS ON KOREAN PENINSULA DENUCLEARIZATION

19 January 2007
Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/10846
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES PREPARATIONS FOR NEXT ROUND OF SIX-PARTY TALKS


ON KOREAN PENINSULA DENUCLEARIZATION


The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:


The Secretary-General welcomes reports of active preparations for the next round of the six-party talks on denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.  He is encouraged, in particular, by the recent positive discussions in Berlin between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and United States negotiators.  As consultations continue with other countries participating in the six-party talks, the Secretary-General calls on all involved to redouble their efforts toward implementation of the Joint Statement of 19 September 2005.


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