Song Tao Meet with Leader of the New Komeito Party
 ( 2018.10.11 )

Tokyo, October 11—Song Tao, Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, met here today with Natsuo Yamaguchi, Leader of the New Komeito Party.

Song spoke positively of the New Komeito Party’s long-term commitment to China-Japan friendship, and its contributions to the development of China-Japan relations. Song expressed that as this year marks the 40th anniversary of the signing of the China-Japan Treaty of Peace and Friendship, the CPC is willing to, together with the New Komeito Party, continue to shoulder the important mission of guiding the steady development of China-Japan relations, consolidate the political foundation of China-Japan relations, actively promote practical cooperation between the two countries, and jointly safeguard free trade system, so as to constantly inject new impetus into the improvement and forward-looking development of relations between both countries.

Natsuo Yamaguchi spoke positively of the unique and important contributions of exchanges between ruling parties of Japan and China to the development of Japan-China relations, and expressed that the New Komeito Party will inherit the friendly tradition between both countries, and continue to make positive efforts to promote the development of relations between both countries through party-to-party exchanges.

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