Foreign ministers of China, Japan and South Korea agreed in Tokyo
yesterday to strengthen trilateral cooperation for better political, economic
and cultural relations.
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko
Komura and South Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Yu Myung Hwan
reached the agreement at the second trilateral meeting of foreign ministers from
the three countries.
Yang said the meeting was held when the trilateral cooperation is showing
bright prospect. "The trilateral cooperation is facing new opportunities and is
standing at a threshold," Yang told his counterparts during the meeting held
later in the afternoon.
"Further development of the trilateral cooperation is in line with the
expectation of the three peoples and is conducive to peaceful development of the
three countries and the region," Yang said.
He called for cherishing of the opportunities to actively push forward the
trilateral cooperation toward the direction of peaceful coexistence,
comprehensive cooperation, mutual benefit and common development.
Yang called on the three sides to keep their respective political promises,
improve understanding and trust in each others, expand logistical and financial
cooperation as well as social and cultural exchanges and deepen communications
on regional cooperation and significant international and local issues so as to
further improve the mechanism of trilateral cooperation.
The three ministers agreed that the trilateral cooperation is very important
for peace, stability and prosperity of Asia. They agreed to carry out new
cooperation on disaster relief.
The three ministers agreed to keep regular communications between leaders and
foreign ministers of the three countries and scheduled a meeting of heads of
government of the three countries in Japan in September.
The three ministers also agreed to strengthen cooperation on promoting peace
and stability on the Korean Peninsula, combating climate change, environment
protection, food and energy safety, assistance to African development and the
United Nations' reform.
Komura and Yu wished the Beijing Olympics a great success.