Blocks within and without APEC-3
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is unlikely to meet bilaterally with Chinese and South Korean leaders on the sidelines of the weekend summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Vladivostok, Russia, Foreign Minister Koichiro Genba said Friday.
"I think it will be better not to make (meetings) official," Genba said, indicating the timing is not appropriate, given the territorial rows with the two countries.
Last month, some Chinese activists landed on the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. South Korean President Lee Myung Bak meanwhile visited disputed islets in the Sea of Japan, known as Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea. Japan's ties with both countries subsequently turned south.
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"I think it will be better not to make (meetings) official," Genba said, indicating the timing is not appropriate, given the territorial rows with the two countries.
Last month, some Chinese activists landed on the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. South Korean President Lee Myung Bak meanwhile visited disputed islets in the Sea of Japan, known as Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea. Japan's ties with both countries subsequently turned south.
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120908a7.html