国内英语新闻:Chinese premier urges to steer China-Japan-ROK cooperation in right direction

The Chinese premier proposed that the three countries kick off the preparatory work on the China-Japan-ROK recycling economy demonstration base as soon as possible, further strengthen cooperation in health and hygiene and optimize the tripartite cooperation mechanism.

Trilateral cooperation not only serves the interests of the three nations, but is also conducive to boosting regional cooperation in East Asia, and will be of crucial significance of peace and stability of Northeast Asia and of the world as a whole, said Japanese and South Korean leaders at the meeting.

Kan and Lee meanwhile hailed the positive achievements made in the three-way cooperation, and pledged continuous efforts to ensure the completion of the joint FTA study on schedule.

Apart from pushing forward the signing of the tripartite investment agreement, they also vowed to work jointly to enhance personnel exchanges, so as to facilitate the launching of a three-way cooperation secretariat next year.

Leaders from the three countries agreed to strengthen communication and cooperation under such multilateral frameworks as the Group of 20 (G20) and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).

The three leaders also exchanged views on issues concerning the situation in Northeast Asia and G20.