The fourth round of six-party talks may conclude Friday, Itar-Tass News Agency quoted Russian delegation head Alexander Alexeyev as saying. 

Heads of the six delegations began a meeting this afternoon, according to an official with the South Korean delegation.

The fourth round of six-party talks began Tuesday morning. The US and North Korean delegations held one-on-one talks again this morning.

(Xinhua News Agency July 29, 2005)