Welcoming Meeting of Republic of Korea, Japan, China Foreign Ministers, Secretary-General Encourages Parties to Promote Mutual Trust

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

The Secretary-General welcomes the seventh Republic of Korea-Japan-China Trilateral Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, hosted by the Republic of Korea in Seoul on 21 March.  The Secretary-General hopes that it will give a momentum to reinforce the trilateral cooperation mechanism.

The Secretary-General also expects that the Trilateral Summit would be held at an early date as agreed by the three Ministers.  He further encourages the concerned parties to work closely to promote mutual trust and future-oriented cooperation for the peace and prosperity in the region.