Hidenao Nakagawa, Secretary General of the ruling Liberal
Democratic Party (LDP) said Wednesday that Japan hopes the upcoming
summits with China and South Korea be fruitful.
Nakagawa made the comments at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo,
according to Kyodo News.
The Chinese leaders attach much importance to relations with
Japan as the summit with the new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is to be
held in China while the Sixth Plenary Session of the 16th Central
Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) is being convened,
he said.
New Komeito leader Akihiro Ota also told reporters on Wednesday
that he hopes that the bilateral ties between Japan and China, as
well as those between Japan and South Korea can be significantly
improved through fruitful dialogues.
Former prime minister Yasuhiro Nakasone said China and South
Korea are also actively seeking to improve ties with Japan, adding
that he believes the upcoming summits would be successful and hopes
that regular summits can be held between leaders of the three
countries.
Abe will pay an official visit to China on Oct. 8-9, Chinese
Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao announced Wednesday.
(Xinhua News Agency October 5, 2006)