President Hu delivers speech in Japan(2)

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    TOKYO, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao and Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda signed here Wednesday a six-point Sino-Japanese joint statement on all-round promotion of their strategic and mutually beneficial relations.

    Both sides agree that the Sino-Japanese relationship is one of the most important bilateral ties for both countries. China and Japan have great influence and shoulder solemn responsibilities for peace, stability and development in the Asia-Pacific region and the world at large.

Chinese President: Prospects lie ahead for settlement of East China Sea issue

    TOKYO, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao said here Wednesday that prospects lie ahead for China and Japan to resolve the issue of joint exploration of oil and natural gas resources in the East China Sea.

    Hu made the remarks during a joint press briefing with Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda following their official talks around noon.

Chinese president meets Japanese political party leaders

    TOKYO, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao Wednesday met here separately with leaders and representatives of Japan's major political parties.

    During the talks, President Hu said that China and Japan, as close neighbors and major powers in Asia and in the world at large, share vast common interests in international affairs and shoulder common responsibility in promoting regional and world peace and development.

Chinese, Japanese leaders seek for new prospects for bilateral ties

    TOKYO, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao and Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda held talks here Wednesday to seek for new prospects for the two countries' strategic and mutually beneficial relations.

   Hu is on a five-day state visit to Japan, the first to the country by China's head of state in a decade.

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