Representatives of Japan and China's ruling parties gathered in
Tokyo yesterday for their second meeting under the China-Japan
ruling parties exchange mechanism. The first such political
dialogue occurred in Beijing in February.
The meeting was jointly organized by Japan's ruling Liberal
Democratic Party (LDP) and its coalition partner, the New Komeito
Party.
During the meeting, Wang Jiarui, head of the Communist Party of
China (CPC) Central Committee's International Department, LDP
Secretary-General Hidenao Nakagawa, and?Yoshihisa Inoue, vice
representative of the New Komeito Party delivered key-note speeches
on improving and developing Sino-Japanese relations.
The delegates also discussed implementation measures for the
consensus reached by the two nations' leaders, the enhancement of
exchanges between the ruling parties and political consolidation
of?bilateral ties.
They also discussed efforts to strengthen economic cooperation
in the fields of energy and environmental protection and promote
exchanges between young people from the two countries.
Japanese prime minister and LDP president, Shinzo Abe, also met
with Wang yesterday and congratulated on the success of the
meeting.
Abe said that the recent successful meeting between leaders of
the two countries?had pushed bilateral ties into a new era of
strategically mutual beneficial relations. He added that the two
sides should strengthen cooperation and contribute to regional and
global peace and stability.
(Xinhua News Agency October 17, 2006)