Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in Beijing Saturday that all parties believed the nuclear freeze and corresponding measures were the first phase towards eventual nuclear abandonment.

The DPRK plan emphasized the first phase of nuclear abandonment while the United States plan stressed specific ways and measures for the complete nuclear abandonment, he said.

All parties have reached consensus on the first phase, Wang told a press conference.

All expressed welcome to the commitment made by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on measures taken in the first phase and made positive response "at varying degrees", he said.

plans tabled by the United States and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) shared "common elements" with many positive ideas worthy serious study.

Wang made the remarks at a press conference after the conclusion of the third round of the six-party talks on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue.

Source: Xinhua