Beijing  - China on Tuesday issued a draft agreement on a mechanism to verify North Korea's nuclear disarmament, as top nuclear negotiators from six countries entered into a second day of talks.

The delegates from the United States, China, Russia, Japan, North and South Korea were to review the draft and deliver their positions to China, South Korea's official Yonhap news agency said, quoting sources within the Seoul delegation.

"We will need to focus our discussions on the verification issue," South Korean chief negotiator Kim Sook said, but added that there had been no progress in the talks so far.

He was under the impression that North Korea was not ready for new discussions or a compromise, Kim added.

According to Yonhap, the US hopes to reach agreement on a package deal, which includes a deal on inspections as well as a roadmap on delivery of energy aid to North Korea and further disarmament steps.

"Our plan is to get all the three done," US top negotiator Christopher Hill said.

The Beijing meeting is the first round of the six-party talks in more than five months. The negotiations to convince North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons have met with several roadblocks in the past few months, the latest being North Korea's refusal to allow nuclear inspectors to take environmental samples at its nuclear facilities. (dpa)