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SEOUL. – The sixth China-Japan-South Korea leaders’ meeting started here yesterday, resuming the trilateral co-operation mechanism after a three-and-a-half-year suspension. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Park Geun-hye are expected to exchange views on trilateral co-operation and address issues of regional in- terest.
They are also scheduled to jointly meet with the Press and attend a business summit. The China-Japan-South Korea summit had taken place annually from 2008 to 2012 before it bogged down due to Japanese moves over historical and territorial issues that angered both China and South Korea.
The resumption came as relations between Japan and the two neighbours started thawing. It also followed active co-ordination of South Korea, the rotating host of the sixth gather- ing.
In a recent Press briefing, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin said the renewal of the trilateral summitry is of great significance to regional peace and stability, as well as Asian and global economic development. – Xinhua.
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