Six Parties Hand in Hand

The representatives of the North’s nuclear six-party talks are holding hands at the official opening ceremony of the fourth round of talks held in the morning of July 26 at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing, China. From the left are Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill, North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wu Da Wei, Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing, Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexander Alexeyev, South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Song Min-soon, and Japanese Foreign Ministry`s Director-general Kenichiro Sasae.