BEIJING, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- The United States has agreed to resolve the issue of financial sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) within 30 days, said chief U.S. negotiator to the six-party talks Christopher Hill Tuesday evening.

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Six-party talks end with joint document

BEIJING, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- The six-party talks on Tuesday ended with a joint document on the first step toward the denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula.

Under the document, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) will shut down and seal the Yongbyon nuclear facility, including the reprocessing facility and invite back IAEA personnel to conduct all necessary monitoring and verifications.

URGENT: Six parties agree on 5 working groups

BEIJING, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- The six-party talks ended Tuesday with a joint document on the first step toward the denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula, with the parties agreeing to establish five working groups.

Chief envoys from host China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the United States, the Republic of Korea (ROK), Japan and Russia reconvened the talks last Thursday in Beijing.

Six-party talks expected to conclude with agreement on 6th day

BEIJING, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- An agreement on the first step toward the denuclearization of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) may come out on Tuesday as negotiations dragged into the sixth day.

"It is likely to see a joint document before Tuesday evening," Russian representative Alexander Losyukov said early Tuesday.

Envoys make overnight efforts for deal when talks dragged into another day

BEIJING, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- The envoys of the six parties involved in the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue worked overnight in a bid to clinch a possible deal, but no agreements announced yet.

Envoys make final efforts for deal on fifth day of six-party talks, no breakthrough

BEIJING, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- The six parties involved in the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue on Monday made their final attempt to clinch a deal, but no breakthrough was announced till late night.

The talks entered the fifth day on Monday with energy aid still as the focus of negotiations.

ROK delegation official: joint document likely to be adpoted Tuesday

BEIJING, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- An official with delegation of the Republic of Korea (ROK) to the six-party talks said that a joint document is likely to be adopted on Tuesday.

According to the official, who speaks only on anonymity, the negotiation on the document has "reached the final phase".