Japan expects to sign a joint statement with China during the
China-Japan high-level economic dialogue to be held on Saturday
afternoon in Beijing, said a Japanese official on Friday.
Japan has paid much attention to the upcoming economic dialogue
and sent six ministers to join, said Mitsuo Sakaba, press secretary
for the Japanese Foreign Minister at a news briefing.
He said the dialogue would touch upon the issues of
macro-economic policies, environment and energy-saving, trade and
investment, as well as regional and international issues.
The dialogue will be co-chaired by Chinese Vice Premier Zeng Peiyan and Japanese Foreign Minister
Masahiko Komura.
The China-Japan high-level economic dialogue mechanism was
jointly launched by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and former Japanese Prime Minister
Shinzo Abe during Wen's Japan trip in April.
The mechanism is aimed at communicating economic development
strategies and macro-economic policies, coordinating economic
cooperation, and increasing policy communications on major regional
and international economic issues.
Besides joining the dialogue, Japanese Foreign Minister Komura
will also pay a visit to China. He will hold talks with his Chinese
counterpart Yang Jiechi on bilateral relations and the
regional and international affairs.
Other issues including the nuclear issue on the Korean peninsula
and the climate change would also be touched upon, he noted.
China and Japan would sign two documents on environmental
protection and legal assistance on Saturday, he said.
(Xinhua News Agency December 1, 2007)
