China, Japan, South Korea meet on North Korea, free trade
Source: AP
By ZHANG WEIQUN
CHENGDU, China (AP) Leaders from China, Japan and South Korea reiterated their commitment to ending North Koreas nuclear and missile programs at a trilateral summit Tuesday that comes against the backdrop of increasing demands by Pyongyang for sanctions relief.
Free trade and economic cooperation were also at the forefront of the meetings between Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Moon Jae-in in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu.
Li said the three agreed that dialogue and consultation is the only effective way to solve the issues of Korea Peninsula.
We three countries are willing to work together with the international community to solve the issue of Korea Peninsula in a political way, Li said at a joint news conference following the meeting.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, shakes hands wth Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a meeting in Chengdu, China, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019. (Lee Jin-wook/Yonhap via AP)
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