Japan, China ministers to meet in NY | Bangkok Post: news

News > World

Japan, China ministers to meet in NY

The Japanese and Chinese foreign ministers will hold talks in New York on the sidelines of the UN general assembly, reports said, as the two nations remain embroiled in a bitter territorial row.

Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, pictured here on September 5, will hold a bilateral meeting in New York late Tuesday with his Japanese counterpart Koichiro Gemba, Jiji Press and Kyodo News agencies reported.

Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba and his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi are to hold a bilateral meeting in New York late Tuesday, Jiji Press and Kyodo News agencies said, quoting anonymous diplomatic sources.

This article is older than 60 days, which we reserve for our premium members only.You can subscribe to our premium member subscription, here.

Most Viewed

  • 26,000 reds recall bloodshed

    Ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra said the government's amnesty efforts must focus on absolving red shirts facing legal action in connection with the 2010 political violence rather than protest leaders or even himself.

Forum

image

Your comments

  • pingchoo

    Discussion 1 : 27 Sep 2012 at 23.011

    Chinese and korean foreign minister"arrived at a consensus about bringing related countries to establish correct conception of history, and about maintaining order in northeast Asia,"
    This is indicating South Korea and China's suggestion that if Japan were to lay inappropriate claims in the UN General Assembly based on incorrect historical perspective, the two countries may join efforts in opposition to it.Japanforeign minister is
    with huge anxiety, that "the Foreign Ministers in China and South Korea have agreed to stand up against Japan. They are planning to combine the territorial disputes with historical issues, and to ratchet up pressure on Tokyo together."
    from iPhone application.

Reply

Sign in once and access every part of the website at your convenience!

Please log in to our Bangkokpost.com community to post your comment.
You can sign in to the community by clicking here.

If you are not part of the community yet, please sign up here. By being part of this community you will get all these privileges.