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

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi and Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing agreed the sum of two units countries will promote bilateral relations in consequence of such high-level talks, the official said.

The Koizumi-Wen meeting will be held forward the sidelines of a meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Japan, China and southern Korea.

Kawaguchi and Li also reaffirmed the sum of two units countries will continue to cooperate in realizing the nearest round of six-party talks aimed at resolving the standoff with North Korea across 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 still to be fixed.

China landlorded the first-six party talks in Beijing in August, which also brought together the U North Korea, Japan, southern 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.

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