From that moment, all optimism was lost, until contacts were subsequently reinitiated in a complex six-party format (China, Russia, the US, Japan, and the two Koreas) that continued, with ups and downs, until the end of 2007.
A partir desse momento desvaneceu-se todo o otimismo, até ao reinício posterior dos contactos num formato complexo a seis (China, Rússia, EUA, Japão e as duas Coreias) que continuaram, com altos e baixos, até finais de 2007.