1st Day of the Visit to the US; and Japan-China Summit Meeting
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Photograph of Prime Minister Hatoyama shaking hands with Chinese President Hu Jintao
Photograph of Prime Minister Hatoyama and Mrs. Miyuki Hatoyama departing Haneda Airport for New York
Photograph of Prime Minister and Mrs. Hatoyama being seen off by Deputy Prime Minister Kan and Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirano
Photograph of Prime Minister and Mrs. Hatoyama after having arrived in New York
Photograph of the Prime Minister attending the Japan-China Summit Meeting
Prior to the Summit scheduled to begin from September 22, Prime Minister Hatoyama held talks with Mr. Hu Jintao, President of the People's Republic of China, at a hotel in New York City.
During the meeting, Prime Minister Hatoyama extended congratulations for China's 60th anniversary as a nation, and expressed his intention to make the mutually beneficial relationship based on common strategic interests with China even more substantial. On the topic of the East Asian community that the Prime Minister advocates, Prime Minister Hatoyama stated that he hoped to build the community based on the relationship of trust which will be realized by acknowledging and overcoming the differences between Japan and China.
President Hu stated that he "regards Japan's positive attitude highly," referring to Japan's decision to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25% compared to 1990 by 2020. The President also requested that Prime Minister Hatoyama attend a trilateral summit meeting among Japan, China, and the Republic of Korea, planned for this year in Beijing, China.
Related Link
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- 3rd Day of the Visit to the US / Japan-US, Japan-Russia, Japan-Australia, Japan-ROK Summit Meetings (The Prime Minister in action)
- 4th Day of the Visit to the US / UN Security Council Summit on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Nuclear Disarmament / Address at the 64th Session of the UN General Assembly / Pittsburgh G-20 Summit (September 25, 2009) (The Prime Minister in action)
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- Japan-China Relations (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan)