Trilateral cooperation between China, Japan and the ROK is the major driving force for regional cooperation - MFA of China

Almaty. October 27. Silkroadnews - Premier Li Keqiang of the State Council will pay an official visit to the ROK from October 31 to November 2 and attend the sixth trilateral leaders' meeting of China, Japan and the ROK in Seoul, said the representative of Chinese foreign ministry Hua Chunying.
This visit will be Premier Li Keqiang's first visit to the ROK after taking office and the first visit by a Chinese premier to the ROK in five years. During his visit, Premier Li Keqiang will hold talks with President Park Geun-hye, meet with Chung Ui-hwa, Speaker of the National Assembly of the ROK and ROK Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn, and attend a series of major activities for trade and culture.
The two sides will have thorough discussions on how to build up political mutual trust, align their respective strategies for national development, and deepen economic and financial cooperation as well as cultural exchanges. They will enhance coordination on regional and international issues of common interest. It is believed that the visit will further promote China-ROK relations and contribute to regional peace, development and prosperity.
China, Japan and the ROK are major economies in East Asia and important Asian countries. Trilateral cooperation between China, Japan and the ROK is part and parcel of East Asian cooperation and the major driving force for regional cooperation, delivering tangible benefits to people from the three countries. Trilateral cooperation over recent years has encountered some obstacles because of reasons known to all. The Chinese side hopes that the resumption of the trilateral meeting after three years of suspension will be taken as an opportunity to chart the course for future trilateral cooperation based on a review of the past, enhance trilateral cooperation in traditional competitive fields such as business, culture and sustainable development, and expand cooperation in international production capacity, innovative economy, information technology, poverty reduction and other emerging areas. We hope that all parties will properly handle sensitive issues including the issue of history in the spirit of facing squarely the history and looking into the future, so as to ensure the sound and steady growth of trilateral cooperation and bring benefits to the three countries and people of the region.