State Councilor Tang
Jiaxuan met a delegation of young parliamentary members of
Japan's Komei Party in Beijing on Wednesday and said political
figures in
China and Japan should make more efforts to turn their
countries' relations onto a track of healthy and stable
development.
Ueda Osamu, director of the party's International Bureau and
leader of the delegation, said the Komei Party always upholds the
strong desire to promote the Japan-China friendship, and that it
will continue its efforts to further push forward friendly ties
between them.
Tang spoke highly of the Komei Party's long-term efforts to
promote friendly cooperation, and briefed the guests on China's
stance on current bilateral relations.
At present, political figures of both countries should more
firmly abide by the principle of taking history as a mirror and
facing toward the future, and properly handle historical issues
with a right attitude, Tang said.
He expressed the hope that young political figures of the Komei
Party will carry forward the tradition of friendship, actively make
pragmatic exchanges and cooperation in various fields, and
contribute more to the improvement and development of China-Japan
relations.
The delegation was visiting at the invitation of the China-Japan
Friendship Association.
(Xinhua News Agency November 24, 2005)