On the afternoon of February 8, 2007, the third session of the fifth round of Six-Party Talks opened in Fangfeiyuan, Diaoyutai State Guesthouse. The delegations of China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the United States, the Republic of Korea (ROK), Japan and Russia attended the opening ceremony, Wu Dawei, chairman of this session of talks, head of the Chinese delegation and Vice Foreign Minister hosted the meeting.

Wu said that the second session of the fifth round of Six-Party Talks conducted meaningful discussion on the measures of implementing the joint statement and the actions to be taken by the parties in the initial stage. Since then the parties have kept close communications and coordination in various ways. The DPRK and the US conducted in-depth bilateral contact. All these efforts have laid down a more mature foundation for this session of talks. It is of great significance that all the parties gathered in Beijing again to continue to exchange opinions on the starting actions and working mechanism of implementing the joint statement. He expressed hope that all the parties could make new efforts on the basis of the previous two sessions and make this session a good beginning of implementing the joint statement and a new starting point of realizing denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. He noted that the Chinese side is ready to work closely with all the other parties and make constructive efforts to achieve the goals of this session.

The plenary session was held following the opening ceremony. The heads of the six delegations expressed their views and opinions on related issues in a frank and pragmatic atmosphere, reiterated their will and determination of insisting on the Six-Party Talks, solving the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue peacefully through dialogue and realizing denuclearization of the Peninsula and agreed to push ahead the talks in an active and careful attitude, overcome difficulties and challenges, try to reach consensus on the initial steps of implementing the joint statement and push forward the process of the Six-Party Talks.