Second-Phase Actions for the Implementation of the September 2005 Joint Statement
The Foreign Ministry of the
People's Republic of China released the following joint statement on October
3, 2007:
The Second Session of the Sixth Round of the Six-Party Talks was
held in Beijing among the People's Republic of China, the Democratic
People's Republic of Korea, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Russian
Federation and the United States of America from 27 to 30 September
2007.
Mr. Wu Dawei, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the PRC, Mr. Kim
Gye Gwan, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the DPRK, Mr. Kenichiro
Sasae, Director-General for Asian and Oceanian Affairs, Ministry of
Foreign Affairs of Japan, Mr. Chun Yung-woo, Special Representative for
Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs of the ROK Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and Trade, Mr. Alexander Losyukov, Deputy Minister of Foreign
Affairs of the Russian Federation, and Mr. Christopher Hill, Assistant
Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs of the Department of State of
the United States, attended the talks as heads of their respective
delegations.
Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei chaired the talks.
The
Parties listened to and endorsed the reports of the five Working Groups,
confirmed the implementation of the initial actions provided for in the
February 13 agreement, agreed to push forward the Six-Party Talks process in
accordance with the consensus reached at the meetings of the Working Groups
and reached agreement on second-phase actions for the implementation of the
Joint Statement of 19 September 2005, the goal of which is the verifiable
denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula in a peaceful manner.
I. On
Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula
1. The DPRK agreed to disable
all existing nuclear facilities subject to abandonment under the September
2005 Joint Statement and the February 13 agreement.
The disablement
of the 5 megawatt Experimental Reactor at Yongbyon, the Reprocessing Plant
(Radiochemical Laboratory) at Yongbyon and the Nuclear Fuel Rod Fabrication
Facility at Yongbyon will be completed by 31 December 2007. Specific
measures recommended by the expert group will be adopted by heads of
delegation in line with the principles of being acceptable to all Parties,
scientific, safe, verifiable, and consistent with international standards.
At the request of the other Parties, the United States will lead disablement
activities and provide the initial funding for those activities. As a
first step, the US side will lead the expert group to the DPRK within
the next two weeks to prepare for disablement.
2. The DPRK agreed to
provide a complete and correct declaration of all its nuclear programs in
accordance with the February 13 agreement by 31 December 2007.
3. The
DPRK reaffirmed its commitment not to transfer nuclear materials,
technology, or know-how.
II. On Normalization of Relations between
Relevant Countries
1. The DPRK and the United States remain committed to
improving their bilateral relations and moving towards a full diplomatic
relationship. The two sides will increase bilateral exchanges and
enhance mutual trust. Recalling the commitments to begin the process of
removing the designation of the DPRK as a state sponsor of terrorism and
advance the process of terminating the application of
the Trading with the
Enemy Act with respect to the DPRK, the United States will fulfill its
commitments to the DPRK in parallel with the DPRK's actions based on
consensus reached at the meetings of the
Working Group on Normalization of
DPRK-U.S. Relations.
2. The DPRK and Japan will make sincere efforts to
normalize their relations expeditiously in accordance with the Pyongyang
Declaration, on the basis of the settlement of the unfortunate past and the
outstanding issues of concern. The DPRK and Japan committed themselves
to taking specific actions toward this end through intensive consultations
between them.
III. On Economic and Energy Assistance to the
DPRK
In accordance with the February 13 agreement, economic, energy and
humanitarian assistance up to the equivalent of one million tons of HFO
(inclusive of the 100,000 tons of HFO already delivered) will be provided to
the DPRK. Specific modalities will be finalized through discussion by the
Working Group on Economy and Energy Cooperation.
IV. On the Six-Party
Ministerial Meeting
The Parties reiterated that the Six-Party Ministerial
Meeting will be held in Beijing at an appropriate time.
The Parties
agreed to hold a heads of delegation meeting prior to the Ministerial
Meeting to discuss the agenda for the
Meeting.