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FUKUOKA, Japan, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Leaders of China, Japan and South
Korea Saturday signed a Joint Statement for Tripartite Partnership
after a tripartite meeting.
In the statement, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Japanese Prime
Minister Taro Aso and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said they
gathered here to help lay a solid foundation in promoting their
tripartite cooperation.
The tripartite cooperation will not only contribute to create a
peaceful, prosperous and sustainable future for the region and
international community, but also be crucial to address the serious
challenges in the global economy and the financial markets, said the
statement.
Content with the achievements made so far in the tripartite
cooperation in enhancing mutual political trust, increasing trade and
economic contacts, expanding social and cultural exchange and
strengthening financial cooperation, the three leaders have committed
themselves to further promote the trilateral cooperation, according to
the statement.
"We have reached common recognition that the tripartite
cooperation will be guided under the principle of openness,
transparency, mutual trust, common interest and respect for our
diverse cultures, and that it will contribute to advancing wider
regional cooperation frameworks such as ASEAN+3, EAS, ARF and APEC in
a complementary and mutually reinforcing manner."
The statement also said the tripartite meeting in Fukuoka will
pave the way for a new era of tripartite partnership which will lead
to the peace and sustainable development in the region.
Recognizing the importance of this first-ever Trilateral Summit
Meeting held independently of other occasions, the leaders decided to
hold the Summit in the three countries on a regular basis, with the
next such meeting to be held in China next year, the statement added.
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FUKUOKA, Japan, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Leaders of China, Japan and South
Korea agreed Saturday to enhance effective cooperation in dealing with
challenges amid the raging global financial crisis.
It is important to enhance regional cooperation to tackle the
ongoing financial turmoil, said the Joint Statement on the
International Finance and Economy issued after a meeting of Chinese
Premier Wen Jiabao, Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso and South Korean
President Lee Myung-bak.
Welcome the results of the Trilateral Finance Ministers' Meeting
among China, Japan and South Korea on Nov. 14 in Washington and the
recent decisions on the increase in the size of the bilateral swap
arrangements among the three countries, the leaders also welcomed the
setting up of the Tripartite Governors' Meeting of the three central
banks to be held on a regular basis.
The three leaders reiterated their commitment to working with
ASEAN members to expedite the process of the Chiang Mai Intitiative
Multilateralization and strengthen regional surveillance mechanism for
effective monitoring on the regional economy and financial markets,
the statement said.
Efforts are needed to minimize the negative impacts of the
financial crisis on the global economy, to facilitate regional trade
and investment and promote regional cooperation, according to the
statement.
They affirmed that the three countries should play a greater role
in reversing the downward trend of the world economy and return it to
the path of sustainable growth.
Moreover, in order to counter protectionism, they pledged efforts
to reach an ambitious, balanced and comprehensive conclusion of the
Doha Development Agenda as early as possible.
The three leaders pledged to refrain from setting new barriers to
investment and trade in goods and services, imposing new export
restrictions, or implementing WTO inconsistent measures to stimulate
exports within the next 12 months.
It is vital to promote cooperation among Asian countries not only
in the financial sector but also in the real economy, they said.
They agreed that measures aimed at promoting growth and expanding
domestic demand are of vital significance.
Therefore, they decided to strengthen trilateral cooperation to
overcome the negative impacts of the global financial storm and
achieve sustainable development in Asia.
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