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Six-party talks is the name given to meetings of the People's Republic Of China , North Korea , South Korea , Russia , Japan and the United States , held in order to find a resolution of the crisis over the North Korean Nuclear Weapons Program . The first round was held in August 2003 , the second round in February 2004 , the third round in June 2004 , the fourth round in July, August and September 2005 , and the fifth round in November 2005 . Little headway has been made disarming North Korea as of yet. On September 19 , 2005 , negotiators from all six sides announced that they had finally reached a preliminary agreement. Highlights of the agreement include: :1. North Korea agreeing to abandon all Nuclear Weapons And Nuclear Programs ; :2. the United States and South Korea declaring they have no nuclear weapons on the Korean Peninsula ; :3. the United States has no intention of attacking and/or invading North Korea ; :4. Japan and the United States will work to normalize ties with North Korea . The difficult issue of the supply of . This was met with sharp criticism from Japan and the United States. On November 12 , 2005 a three-day meeting, the first session of the fifth round of the talks, was held in Beijing ended with little apparent progress, although they agreed to a "commitment for commitment, action for action" principle. North Korea wants aid in return for nuclear disarmament, however, the United States will not give aid unless North Korea shuts down all nuclear programs. The fifth session ended with no date set for future meetings. In April 2006 North Korea offered to resume talks if the US releases recently frozen North Korean assets originating from a bank in Macau . {Link without Title} SEE ALSO
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