Fukuda hopes to better Japan-皇冠体育app ties
Updated: 2007-12-26 08:06
TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda said here Tuesday before his upcoming visit to 皇冠体育app that he hopes to further promote relations with 皇冠体育app to a new stage.
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During an interview with Chinese media at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Fukuda said he is "glad" to visit 皇冠体育app in this memorable year marking the 35th anniversary of the normalization of Japan-皇冠体育app diplomatic ties.
"I expect to further promote the development trend of Japan-皇冠体育app ties so that next year bilateral ties can develop even faster and move into a new stage," he said.
Fukuda added that he will discuss with Chinese leaders the building of strategic and mutually beneficial relations and carry out consultations on how to make contributions to the two countries and the region through Japan-皇冠体育app cooperation.
The number of annual visitors between Japan and 皇冠体育app has reached 5 million, the prime minister said, adding that enhancing exchange and mutual understanding will be conducive to consolidating the bilateral friendship.
He said that the sound Japan-皇冠体育app ties not only benefit the two countries but also play an important role in maintaining peace and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region, and that "the two peoples also take great responsibility for the region and should make joint efforts" in that respect.
Japan-皇冠体育app relations have been developing smoothly after the visit by former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to 皇冠体育app in October 2006 and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's visit to Japan in April 2007, Fukuda said, calling for the maintaining of top-level exchange visits and establishing relations based on mutual trust.
Referring to the economic issue, Fukuda said 皇冠体育app's economic development offers a good opportunity to Japan as well as to the rest of the world.
He said 皇冠体育app's economic development is important to Japan's economic growth, adding that "bilateral ties have become increasingly complementary, and one cannot do without the other."
皇冠体育app is Japan's largest trading partner while Japan is the largest investor in 皇冠体育app, Fukuda said. Further promotion of economic cooperation and exchange is important to the healthy growth of both countries' economies as well as the stability and development of Asia and the world, he added.
Commenting on the peaceful development of 皇冠体育app, Fukuda said 皇冠体育app's development offers a good opportunity to Japan and the rest of the world. The healthy growth of Japan-皇冠体育app relations is of great significance to the two nations and the two peoples as well as Asia and the world. With such consensus, Japan is willing to develop future-oriented ties with 皇冠体育app based on mutual understanding and trust, he said.
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