China: North Korea Talks to Resume December 18th

中国：六方会谈12月18日恢复

China has confirmed that international talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear program will resume in Beijing on December 18th.

China's Foreign Ministry said today (Monday) representatives of the six nations involved in the talks have all agreed to meet in the Chinese capital next week.

North Korea had been boycotting the talks for the past 13 months to protest U.S. financial sanctions.

Pyongyang agreed to return to negotiations after test-firing a nuclear device in October.

South Korea welcomed the announcement today (Monday). The Foreign Ministry in Seoul said it hopes substantial progress will be made in resolving the North Korean nuclear issue in the next round of discussions.

The talks involve North and South Korea, the United States, China, Japan and Russia.

中国证实，旨在结束北韩核项目的国际会谈将于12月18号在北京恢复举行。

中国外交部星期一宣布，参加会谈的六国代表一致同意下星期在中国首都举行会谈。

过去13个月以来，北韩一直抵制会谈，抗议美国的经济制裁。

平壤今年10月进行了核爆炸试验后同意重返谈判。

韩国星期一表示欢迎这项宣布。韩国外交通商部说，希望新一轮会谈会在解决北韩核问题上取得实质性进展。

参加六方会谈的国家有南北韩、美国、中国、日本和俄罗斯。