Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi said Sunday she has agreed with Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing to hold regular trilateral dialogue involving China, Japan and South Korea to strengthen cooperation on regional issues.
Kawaguchi also said she had meaningful talks with Chinese leaders on bilateral issues, including the dispute over the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, and said the countries' failure to arrange reciprocal visits by their leaders does not damage the relationship.
Japan and China "basically agreed to hold (trilateral) dialogue other than their talks being held on the sidelines of (meetings of) ASEAN," Kawaguchi told reporters, referring to her talks on Saturday night over dinner with Li. Japan and China hope to hold the trilateral talks once a year, she said.