US chief negotiator Christopher Hill said Monday morning the six parties would discuss the second draft of the common document the Chinese delegation presented last night.  

The six parties to the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue talks had discussed the first draft over the past two days. "The process is rather well" despite "difference on language," said Hill.

However, it remained a "tough task" and needed a lot of patience for all the parties to reach a consensus.

The US delegation will hold bilateral talks with the South Korean delegation today, according to Hill, who is also US assistant secretary of state.

(Xinhua News Agency August 1, 2005)