Chief negotiators to the six-party talks held discussions on the joint agreement during their third meeting on Friday afternoon, Chinese delegation spokesman Liu Jianchao said.

All parties concerned made frequent one-on-one consultations on the fourth day of the talks on Korean Peninsula nuclear issue, continuing to seek solution to current difference, Liu said.

The six parties, China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the United States, the Republic of Korea (ROK), Russia and Japan, reopened the fourth round of talks in the Chinese capital Tuesday after a five-week recess.

The first three rounds of six-party talks ended inconclusively. The fourth round began in late July and then went into five-week recess on Aug. 7.

Source: Xinhua