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Wen, Abe attend opening ceremony of Sino-Japan Culture and Sports Exchange Year

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Source: CCTV.com | 04-13-2007 14:27

Special Report:   Premier Wen visits Japan

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have attended the opening ceremony of the China-Japan Culture and Sports Exchange Year. The two leaders agreed to push forward similar intiatives which they say serves as a bond, linking their countries.

Addressing the opening ceremony, Premier Wen said economy and culture have been the two bonds linking China and Japan in their friendly exchanges for more than 2,000 years.

The Chinese Premier said art and culture can bridge the souls of the two peoples.