MOSCOW Nov. 1 Kyodo Russia is in ...

MOSCOW Nov. 1 Kyodo

Russia is in no drive to hold a second orbed of six-nation talks aimed at resolving the standoff above North Korea's nuclear arms program by the agency of the end of this year, Alexander Losyukov a Russian agent foreign minister, told Interfax just discovereds agency Saturday.

Losyukov Russia's top North Korea negotiator, said it is more important to carefully prepare for the succes of the meeting than make a snap decision to detain it in December.

The participants of the talks, including Japan, the United States and southern Korea, have agreed to hem in the second round at an early date.

Losyukov said the date for the other round should be decided after holding a preparatory meeting, according to the just discovereds agency.

He said that if this preparatory session is prosperous the participants could possibly start the secondary round of talks in January, the novels agency said.

China's No. 2 leader Wu Bangguo visited North Korea this week to pres Pyongyang for the resumption of the six-nation talks.

Wu and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il reportedly agreed to take up again the six-nation talks.

The six countries are China, Japan, North Korea, Russia, southern Korea and the US

The participants in the first orbed of the talks in Beijing in August failed to appoint a date or venue for further meetings.

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