Japan. China to ensure success of Hu's visit_English

·Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi delivered personally-written letter to Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda.
·In the letter, Chinese President Hu expressed his willingness to deepen and boost the Sino-Japan mutually beneficial relations.
·Fukuda said the Japanese government and he himself are earnestly expecting Chiinese President Hu's visit.

Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (R) shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi in Tokyo, Japan, April 18, 2008.

Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (R) shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi in Tokyo, Japan, April 18, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)
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TOKYO, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi agreed on Friday to ensure the success of Chinese President Hu Jintao's upcoming state visit to Japan.

At the beginning of their meeting in Tokyo, Yang delivered personally-written letter to Fukuda. In the letter, Hu expressed his willingness to deepen and boost the Sino-Japan mutually beneficial relations based on common strategic interests and push forward the bilateral ties into the track of long-term healthy and stable development through the visit.

Describing Hu's upcoming tour as of significant importance, Fukuda said the Japanese government and he himself are earnestly expecting the visit. He believed that the visit would improve bilateral ties and cooperation and called on both sides to make the biggest effort to ensure the success of it.

Yang said Fukuda's visit to China last year vigorously promoted the improvement and development of the China-Japan relationship, which has now entered an important period and presented favorable developing momentum.

The Chinese side attaches great importance to President Hu's visit to Japan and hopes the visit would reach achievement in promoting strategic trust, expanding mutually-beneficial cooperation, improving civil sentiment and strengthening international and regional cooperation, Yang said.

Fukuda extended his good wishes to the Beijing Olympics and pledged Japan's support for and assistance to the games.

Chinese, Japanese FMs hold talks on bilateral ties

Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura(R) shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi before their meeting in Tokyo, Japan, on April 17, 2008.

Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura(R) shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi before their meeting in Tokyo, Japan, on April 17, 2008. Yang arrived Thursday in Tokyo for a four-day visit. (Xinhua Photo)
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TOKYO, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, who is on an official visit to Japan, held talks with his Japanese counterpart Masahiko Komura here Thursday. Full story

Chinese FM arrives in Tokyo for a four-day visit

Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (L) is interviewed while arriving at Narita airoprt in Tokyo for a four-day visit to Japan, April 17, 2008.

Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (L) is interviewed while arriving at Narita airoprt in Tokyo for a four-day visit to Japan, April 17, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)
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TOKYO, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi arrived Thursday in Tokyo for a four-day visit. Full story