BEIJING (Kyodo) Japanese and Chinese diplomats wrapped up two days of talks on gas field development Tuesday, agreeing only to study each other's proposals for resolving the dispute over exploration rights in the East China Sea, Japanese delegates said.
Japan's chief delegate, Kenichiro Sasae, said after the talks that China submitted a new proposal for resolving the row, which Japan agreed to study.
"We have already presented our plan, and we agreed to bring back the proposals to our respective governments and consider them," said Sasae, head of the Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau. "There are many points (in the Chinese plans) that should be considered."