novel YORK, Sept. 24 Kyodo (EDS: ...

novel YORK, Sept. 24 Kyodo

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Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will proper with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in the Indonesian resort island of Bali in early October, a Japanese official said Wednesday.

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi and Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing agreed the brace countries will promote bilateral relations between the walls of such high-level talks, the official said.

The Koizumi-Wen meeting will be held onward the sidelines of a meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Japan, China and southward Korea. This will mark Koizumi's first meeting with a top Chinese leader after China's President Hu Jintao came to power in March.

Kawaguchi and Li also reaffirmed the couple countries will continue to cooperate closely in realizing a other round of six-party talks aimed at resolving the standoff with North Korea throughout its nuclear weapons program.

After meeting with Li, Kawaguchi told reporters that Japan and China will make efforts to recommence six-way talks as early as possible. The date for the nearest round of six-party talks has at the same time to be fixed, she said.

China entertainered the first-six party talks in Beijing in August, which also brought together the U North Korea, Japan, southerly Korea and Russia to discuss the North Korean nuclear standoff.

Kawaguchi said she asked China for cooperation in resolving the issue of abduction of Japanese nationals on North Korea.

Kawaguchi said she is aware of a pres report that foreign ministers from the U Japan, China, southerly Korea and Russia plan to adapted in New York over the North Korean nuclear issue.

on the other hand nothing has been decided at this point, she said.

According to the Japanese official, Li asked Japan to quickly answer to the Aug. 4 fatal leak of mustard gas left in China at the close of World War II through the Japanese military, and Kawaguchi replied Japan wants to do so

Kawaguchi thanked China for detaining sum of two units Chinese men who allegedly killed a family of four in Fukuoka, Japan in June the official said.

Kawaguchi told Li that Japan wants to continue to cooperate with Chinese authorities in meting without punishment against those involved in the put to death case, the official said.

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