Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing said Tuesday that China
would like to carry out consultation with Japan on East China Sea
development, seeking methods acceptable to both sides.
China would also like to see Japan play a more important
role?in regional and international affairs, said Li at a press
conference held on the sidelines of the ongoing Fifth Session of
the Tenth National People's Congress, China's top legislature.
As for the UN Security Council reform, it is a multilateral
issue, and China would like to discuss it with all sides including
Japan, Li said when answering a question from a Japanese
reporter.
Last October, China and Japan overcame political obstacles and
reached agreements on facilitating healthier development of
bilateral relations, which brought the Sino-Japanese ties back on
track to improvement, he noted.
"The result came from concerted efforts of both countries,
efforts of both governments and peoples. It didn't come by easily
and is worth being cherished," he said.
Li said that China would like to advance good-neighborly and
friendly cooperation with Japan in all areas, including economy,
trade, science, technology, environmental protection and
international affairs," he said.
(Xinhua News Agency March 6, 2007)