(Xinhua)
Updated: 2007-09-30 23:41

The Russian side had no disagreement on the statement, he said, adding that the statement should be considered an important fruit of this phase of talks.

US top negotiator Christopher Hill left Beijing at about 3 p.m. Sunday, soon after the delegation heads' meeting.

Hill said at the airport before leaving that the US believed the draft document was well prepared and very specific, and as it included very detailed contents, he had to take it back to the US for further study.

"I'm pretty confident that we know what the next steps will be, and we have an understanding that will take us through to the end of the year with respect to disablement and declaration," Hill told reporters earlier Sunday.

ROK top negotiator Chun Yung-woo revealed that a specific timetable had been set in the joint statement of the obligations of the DPRK to declare its nuclear programs and disable its nuclear facilities before December 31 this year.

An understanding had been also reached on what correspondent actions the other parties should take, though not necessarily set with an timetable in the draft joint document, said Chun.

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