Chinese vice FM to visit Japan
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-08-23 16:09

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei will visit Japan on the next phase of the fourth round six-party talks on Korean Peninsula nuclear issue, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan in Beijing Tuesday.

Wu Dawei, also Chinese delegation head to the fourth round of six-party talks, will visit Japan from Tuesday through Friday, said Kong.

During this visit, Wu will carry on consultations with Japan's Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Nishida Tsuneo about Sino-Japanese relations and other issues of common concern, said Kong.

Wu will also talk with Sasae Kenichiro, Japan's chief negotiator to the six-party talks, on the next stage of the fourth round of six-party talks, according to Kong.

The fourth round of six-party talks entered recess on Aug. 7 after 13-day discussions. The six countries -- China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the United States, the Republic of Korea, Russia and Japan -- agreed to resume the talks in the week of Aug. 29.