The Japanese Foreign Minister meets his Chinese counterpart on December 25
A Japanese government source said on Saturday that Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya is coordinating to hold talks with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, on December 25, during a visit that will be his first to China as Japan’s top diplomat.
The visit comes as the first visit to China. At a time when both Japan and China are seeking to explore ways to stabilize their relations and work to resolve controversial issues – according to what was reported by the Japanese Kyodo News Agency.
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru was Ishiba and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed in their first in-person meeting in Lima last month, during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum, to strengthen “mutually beneficial” relations. And “stable”.
It is expected that during the meeting, the Japanese and Chinese Foreign Ministers will confirm Beijing’s readiness to lift the ban on imports of Japanese seafood, which was imposed due to the discharge of treated water from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into the sea.
According to the source, the meeting is also expected to address North Korea’s ongoing program development in the field of missiles and nuclear energy, as well as increasing military cooperation between them. And Russia.
Culture Minister Toshiko Abe is expected to accompany Iwaya on this visit to hold a high-level dialogue on Sino-Japanese cultural exchanges, according to the source.
He was the last Japanese foreign minister to have visited China. It was in April last year when Yoshimasa Hayashi made this trip.
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