Six-Party Talks, Beijing, China

The Six-Party Talks resumed in Beijing on February 8, 2007 and are expected to focus on efforts to begin implementation of the commitments contained in the six parties' September 2005 Joint Statement.

Update on the Six-Party Talks On May 8 in Pyongyang, the DPRK provided approximately 18,000 pages of documentation related to its nuclear programs to a U.S. government delegation led by Sung Kim, Director of the State Department’s Office of Korean Affairs. These documents were provided as part of the Six-Party Talks, the goal of which is the verifiable denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula in a peaceful manner. This goal was stated in the September 19, 2005 Joint Statement of the Six Parties. Fact Sheet

Progress on Six-Party Talks Assistant Secretary Hill (April 8): "So we had a long day with the DPRK and this consultation here in Singapore. We had a good discussion of all the issues. We discussed the overall situation of the Six-Party process -- where we are, where we need to be. We talked in general terms about what needs to be done to move ahead, and then we got into some very specific issues of what needs to be done. Full Text

North Korea's Nuclear Ambitions Assistant Secretary Hill (April 1): "I must say as difficult the declaration it is, I think the next phase would be more even difficult as we try to get North Korea to finally do away with its nuclear ambitions, and so we have a lot of work to do and frankly speaking, we're really at the point where we need this declaration very soon." Full Text