South Korea, Japan and China have agreed to try to arrange a trilateral summit despite their frosty relations over contrasting perceptions of wartime history and territorial disputes.
The agreement was reached Thursday at a meeting in Seoul of senior diplomats from the three countries, according to a statement released by South Korea's Foreign Ministry. They failed, however, to agree on when to hold the summit.
"Participants recognized the importance of a summit among the three countries and agreed to make joint efforts toward that end," the statement said.