Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the EU on the Six Party Talks

The EU welcomes the agreement which was reached by the participants at the last round of the Six Party Talks that ended on 13 February. The accord constitutes a first important step towards the implementation of the commitments that were laid down in the Joint Declaration of the Six Parties of 19 September 2005.

The EU looks forward to the early implementation of this agreement and the continuation of discussions among the Six Parties on all of the commitments contained in the Joint Declaration. The EU will continue its political support for the Six Party Talks and for peace and stability on the Korean peninsula. In order to underline the importance that the EU attaches to positive developments on the Korean peninsula, the EU is considering sending an EU Troika mission to DPRK.

The Candidate Countries Turkey, Croatia* and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia*, the Countries of the Stabilisation and Association Process and potential candidates Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, and the EFTA countries Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, members of the European Economic Area, as well as Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova align themselves with this declaration.

* Croatia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia continue to be part of the Stabilisation and Association Process.