Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Tuesday he wanted the ongoing six-party talks to make progress in denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula.  

Kim Kye-gwan who headed the North Korean delegation told the meeting that his country would work together with the other five parties to realize the denuclearization in the Korean Peninsula.

Koizumi said he positively valued the remarks, and "We look forward to progress being made in that direction."

The six-party talks restarted early Tuesday in Beijing after a 13-month-long impasse.

(Xinhua News Agency July 27, 2005)