TOKYO, April 11 (Xinhua) — China and Japan held the fifteenth spherical of high-level consultations on maritime affairs in Tokyo on Monday, exchanging views on maritime affairs in an all-round and in-depth method.
As this yr marks the forty fifth anniversary of the signing of the China-Japan Treaty of Peace and Friendship, the 2 sides agreed that below the steerage of the vital consensuses reached by the leaders of the 2 international locations, efforts must be made to assessment and abide by the spirit of the treaty, correctly deal with maritime disputes and variations by means of dialogue in accordance with the four-point principled settlement between China and Japan, and deepen sensible maritime cooperation.
In order to construct the East China Sea right into a sea of peace, cooperation and friendship, extra work must be superior to construct China-Japan relations that meet the necessities of the brand new period.
The Chinese facet made clear China’s solemn place towards Japan’s latest damaging strikes on the problems of East China Sea, Diaoyu Islands, South China Sea and Taiwan Straits, demanding Japan cease all phrases and deeds that infringe on China’s territorial sovereignty, undermine China’s maritime rights and pursuits, and complicate the scenario, and chorus from meddling within the Taiwan query.
The Chinese facet as soon as once more expressed China’s concern over Japan’s plan to discharge nuclear-contaminated water into the Pacific Ocean, urging Japan to resist the professional considerations of the worldwide neighborhood, take a accountable angle in the direction of the marine setting and human well being, and correctly deal with the matter in an open, clear, scientific and secure method.
During the talks, the 2 sides reached a number of consensuses together with accelerating the direct phone line connection below the maritime-air liaison mechanism for the 2 international locations’ protection affairs departments in efforts to safeguard maritime safety.
The two sides determined to strengthen their collaboration in maritime search and rescue operations, combating transnational maritime crime and illicit fishing, and coping with marine plastic waste.
Both sides additionally agreed in precept to carry the sixteenth spherical of high-level consultations on China-Japan maritime affairs inside this yr in China.
The consultations had been co-chaired by Hong Liang, director-general of Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, and Takehiro Funakoshi, director-general of Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of the Japanese Foreign Ministry.
The two sides held a plenary session and three working group conferences on maritime protection, maritime legislation enforcement and safety, and maritime economic system, attended by officers from international ministry, protection ministry, maritime legislation enforcement, transport and ocean administration departments.