Source: Xinhua

03-23-2009 10:58

BEIJING, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met here Sunday with visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone.

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This was Nakasone's first official visit to China since he took office as foreign minister last September.

Wen expressed appreciation for the efforts made by Hirofumi Nakasone to the development of China-Japan friendship.