The first working group meeting of the six-party talks on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue continued in Beijing Friday, and the duration of the meeting still remains open, according to reliable sources.

The envoys from China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the United States, the Republic of Korea (ROK), Russia and Japan gathered Wednesday morning in Beijing's DiaoyutaiState Guesthouse, the venue for the previous two rounds of six-party talks.

(Xinhua News Agency May 14, 2004)