Chinese FM says deadline undesirable for East China Sea consultation
12/3/2008 17:35
It is undesirable to set a deadline for the consultation on the East
China Sea issue between China and Japan, said Chinese Foreign Minister Yang
Jiechi in Beijing today.
Yang made the remarks when answering a question
raised by a Japanese journalist at a press conference on the sidelines of the
annual session of the National People's Congress (NPC), or the
parliament.
Chinese and Japanese leaders reached four new consensus on the
issue during Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's visit to China and agreed to
find early solutions that serve the overall interests, Yang said.
The foreign
ministries of the two countries, guided by the consensus reached between the
leaders, are building on the current progress and are discussing new solutions,
he added.
However, "it is undesirable to set a deadline for the
consultation," the minister said.
Xinhua
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