Senior legislator Sheng Huaren met with a Japanese parliamentary
delegation in Beijing on Sunday, both pledging to promote further
improvement of China-Japan ties following Premier Wen Jiabao's
"ice-melting" trip.
The delegation, led by President Komura Masahiko of the Japanese
Association of Dietmen League for Japan-China Friendship, is
visiting China with an aim to facilitate bilateral parliamentary
exchanges.
China's National People's Congress (NPC) has launched regular
exchange mechanism with both Japanese House of Councilors and the
House of Representatives.
The third regular meeting between NPC and the Japanese House of
Representatives will be held in Beijing in coming July.
China hopes the two countries' parliaments would cement
exchanges at various levels in future, said Sheng, vice chairman of
the NPC Standing Committee.
He believed the delegation is visiting China at an important
moment when bilateral political ties have been improved.
Premier Wen has made a successful "ice-melting" trip to Japan in
April, he said, adding it further consolidated the momentum for
improving and developing China-Japan relations.
This year marks the 35th anniversary of the normalization of
China-Japan relations. Sheng said the development of China-Japan
friendly ties not only benefits the two peoples, but also has
important impact on world peace and stability.
In response, Komura Masahiko said the exchanges between the two
countries' congressmen are very important. He pledged the Japanese
diet men league will contribute more to enhancing friendship
between the two peoples.
The league is one of the seven Japanese organizations for
Japan-China friendship. The delegation is here at the invitation of
China-Japan Friendship Association.
(Xinhua News Agency April 30, 2007)
