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[Provisional Translation]

 

On September 12, 2018 (local time), Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is visiting Vladivostok in the Russian Federation to attend the fourth Eastern Economic Forum and other events, held a summit meeting with H.E. Mr. Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China. The Prime Minister then attended the plenary session of the fourth Eastern Economic Forum and gave a speech. Afterwards, he attended the International Jigoro Kano Junior Judo Tournament.

 

Following his summit meeting with President Xi, the Prime Minister said,

 

“A while ago, I held a summit meeting with President Xi. We had a frank exchange of views in a very relaxed atmosphere. Japan and China have an inseparable relationship, weaving history as neighbors for a long time. The fact that Japan and China have steadily advanced close cooperation towards peace and prosperity in the world, I believe, reflects our common understanding that we share the responsibility as the second and third largest economies in the world. We renewed our understanding that, under such broad perspective, Japan and China would deepen our friendly and cooperative relations. Furthermore, we also had an exchange of views on not only regional but also various global issues.

 

In addition, regarding the North Korean issue, we agreed that the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula is a common goal of Japan and China and closely work together moving forward. There is no change to Japan’s policy of aiming for normalization of diplomatic relations based on the Japan-DPRK Pyongyang Declaration. Based on that, I also obtained China’s complete support regarding Japan’s position on the early resolution of the abductions issue.

 

Japan-China relations have been steadily improving since I held a summit meeting with President Xi in Da Nang, Viet Nam in November last year, and we marked a new start for Japan-China relations. Not only was the first Summit Telephone Talk held, but we also moved in the direction for major improvements in every field of Japan-China relations, including politics and the economy. President Xi stated that, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Japan and China, he welcomed my visit to China next month, reflecting the relationship of trust built up between us . We agreed on advancing coordination toward my visit to China. By elevating our relations, which are steadily progressing towards a new level through the mutual visits of the two leaders, I would like to lay the foundation of the peace and prosperity of Northeast Asia”