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Japan, China leaders to have official talks for first time in two years

The exact time for talks is not yet set, and now all necessary details are being negotiated, Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said

TOKYO, November 7. /TASS/. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping will have official talks at an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in China’s capital Beijing, Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida who is already on a visit in the Chinese capital said on Friday.

“The exact time for talks is not yet set,” Kishida said. “Now all necessary details are being negotiated,” he added.

The leaders of Japan and China will have their official meeting for first time since 2012. 

The Japanese foreign minister also noted that he would have a meeting with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi at the APEC forum.