Quotes by Song Min

“It seems (North Korea) has started laying the groundwork in advance of the next round of negotiations,”

“We are not doing this under a set time frame, so we will continue negotiations to coordinate each partys interest given the draft we have now,”

“We shared the view that participants in the talks should produce substantial progress and come up with a framework for the realization of a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula,”

“If each party can be a little more flexible in its position there will be good results, but if they stick to their current position, good results will be hard to expect,”

“If the parties concerned do not soften their stances, it will be hard to achieve any progress ... As far as the prospect is concerned, I am neither optimistic nor pessimistic.”

“At todays meeting between the chief delegates, all the countries reached a consensus that they should adopt a final document with a minimum revision to the draft document made at the first phase of the fourth round of talks,”

“If each party can be a little more flexible in its position, there will be good results, but if they stick to their current position, good results will be hard to expect,”

“If the parties concerned do not soften their stance, it will be hard to achieve progress,”

“Now we are talking about the concept of the right to peaceful use of nuclear energy. We are not the stage to discuss in details about how this concept will develop at a later stage,”

“But North Korea, when they complete dismantlement of their nuclear weapons and nuclear programs, they can have their right to peaceful use of nuclear energy.”