PNN – In the meeting of Japanese lawmakers with the Chinese Prime Minister, negotiations were held to improve bilateral relations and lift the ban on the import of Japanese marine products.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network from Kyodo News Agency, Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Hiroshi Moriyama, Komito Party Secretary General Makoto Nishida and a group of Japanese lawmakers met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Beijing on Wednesday to deliver the letter from Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to Chinese President Xi Jinping.
According to this report, this meeting was held in order to improve the tense bilateral relations between the two countries.
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In this meeting, Moriyama emphasized that he wants to have “frank talks” with Lee, noting that these talks are aimed at enabling the people of the two countries to benefit from the benefits of improved bilateral relations.
In this meeting, the Secretary General of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan called for Lee’s visit to Tokyo in the near future, and the Chinese Prime Minister also emphasized the deepening of bilateral cooperation through the joint efforts of the two countries in a meeting with Japanese lawmakers.
According to media reports, the parties wanted to end China’s blanket ban on Japanese seafood imports, which has been in effect since August 2023. They will also discuss measures to ensure the safety of Japanese citizens living in China.
Beijing has banned Japanese seafood products in China after the Tokyo government dumped radioactive water treated from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the ocean.
Yesterday, Moriyama and Nishida attended a regular meeting between the ruling parties of the two countries, which was held for the first time since October 2018, and together with senior Chinese officials emphasized the need to build mutual trust through personal exchanges.