Mr. Tang Jiaxuan, President of China-Japan Friendship Association (CJFA), met in Beijing with congresswoman delegation from Japanese ruling party which was led by Mme. NODA SEIKO, member of House of Representatives and former Secretary General of the Liberal Democratic Party on July 12th. Mr. Song Jingwu, Vice President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), Mr. KOICHI ITO, Minister of Japanese Embassy in China, attended the meeting.
President Tang expressed that this year marks the 45th anniversary of the normalization of China and Japan diplomatic relations. Next year will mark the 40th anniversary of the Conclusion of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship between China and Japan. Therefore, the bilateral relations are facing the important opportunities to improve. Recently, Chinese President Xi Jinping held a meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan during the G20 Hamburg Summit and pointed out the general direction of the development of the two countries in the current time and in the future. Both sides should earnestly implement the consensus reached by two heads of states, properly handle relevant sensitive issues, steadily push forward the exchange and cooperation in various fields and make practical efforts to the improvement of bilateral ties.
NODA SEIKO said, it is in line with the basic interests of the two peoples and also benefits to the prosperity and stability of Asia and the whole world to develop the friendly bilateral relations. Japanese side would like to further strengthen the exchange and cooperation with Chinese side in future. She will actively improve the bilateral relations from the female politician’s perspective and power.