Chinese and Japanese diplomatic officials Wednesday held talks
over the East China Sea issue in Tokyo, the 11th round of
consultations over the matter.
The two delegations, led by Hu Zhengyue, director general of the
Chinese Foreign Ministry's Department of Asian Affairs, and
Kenichiro Sasae, head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and
Oceanian Affairs Bureau respectively, exchanged views in a frank
and thorough-going way on joint development of the East China Sea,
Chinese diplomatic sources said.
During the consultations, the Chinese side expressed the wish to
solve differences through friendly consultations so as to realize
joint development.
The Chinese side is willing to push forward consultations in
accordance with the consensus reached between leaders of the two
countries and the guidelines of relevant principles, and will
contribute to the realization of joint development to maintain
stability in the East China Sea, the sources said.
(Xinhua News Agency November 15, 2007)
