The Seventh Japan-China Consultations concerning the East China Sea and Other Matters

March 27, 2007

1. The seventh Japan-China Consultations concerning the East China Sea and Other Matters will be held on March 29 (Thu) in Tokyo.

2. The Consultations will be attended on the Japanese side by Mr. Kenichiro Sasae, Director-General, Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Harufumi Mochizuki, Director General, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, and other officials concerned; and on the Chinese side by Mr. Hu Zhengyue, Director-General, Department of Asian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and other officials concerned.

3. At the Consultations the participants will discuss the development of natural resources in the East China Sea and other issues.

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