The following is the full text of a chairman's statement issued Thursday at the end of the first session of the latest round of Korean Peninsular nuclear talks.

Chairman's Statement
22 March 2007

The First Session of the Sixth Round of the Six-Party Talks washeld in Beijing from 19 to 22 March 2007.

The Parties listened to reports by the five Working Groups, andconducted discussions on implementing the initial actions and an action plan for the next phase.

The Parties agreed they will continue to advance the process ofthe Six-Party Talks. The Parties reaffirmed that they will faithfully carry out their commitments in the Joint Statement of 19 September 2005 and the Initial Actions for the Implementation of the Joint Statement of 13 February 2007.

The Parties agreed to recess and will resume the Talks at the earliest opportunity to continue to discuss and formulate an action plan for the next phase.