The third Japan-China Press Secretary Consultations

April 18, 2008

Mr. Kazuo Kodama, Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, held the Third Japan-China Press Secretary consultations with Mr. Liu Jianchao, Director-General, Information Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, on April 18 in Tokyo.
Both press secretaries agreed to cooperate in media and public relations with a view to further developing Japan-China cooperative relations, bearing in mind the visit to Japan by Mr. Hu Jintao, President of the People’s Republic of China.
Through the consultations, Mr. Kodama and Mr. Liu agreed to have built mutual trust between the press secretaries who are in charge of media and public relations, and to strengthen the direct contact between the Press Secretary’s offices of both Ministries.
Both sides reached agreement to hold the next round of consultations in Beijing at a mutually convenient time next year.

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