CCTV report http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1CiRGpo3cM
Peace and best wishes. Xi On Dec 13, 12:35 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-12/13/content_10499397.htm > > 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. > > http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-12/13/content_10499717.htm > > 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. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World-thread" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/world-thread?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
