Delegations of the six-party talks are discussing the joint document draft, said Japanese delegation head Sasae Kenichiro in Beijing on July 30 in the afternoon.

He said China presented a joint document draft for the six-party talks.

Earlier an official with the delegation of the Republic of Korea (ROK), who was unwilling to be named, said deputy heads of the six delegations will discuss the draft.

Heads of the six delegations, namely, China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the United States, the ROK, Russia and Japan, held a no-more-than-one-hour meeting from 11:20 am Saturday, according to the press center of the talks.

Also Saturday, the Chinese delegation held bilateral meetings with the DPRK and the United States, respectively, while the DPRK and the United States also held a one-on-one meeting.

The fourth round of six-party talks, aiming to solve the Korean Peninsular nuclear issue, began Tuesday morning.

Source: Xinhua