President Hu Jintao meets ROK, Japanese leaders

BEIJING, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao met with President Lee Myung-bak of the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama here on Saturday, who are here to attend the second trilateral leaders' meeting.

Chinese President Hu Jintao (C) meets with South Korean President Lee  Myung-bak (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, who are  here to attend the second trilateral leaders' meeting, at the Diaoyutai  State Guesthouse in Beijing, capital of China, on Oct. 10, 2009.  (Xinhua/Li Tao)

Hailing the progress of China's relations with the two countries, Hu said China is ready to make joint efforts with Japan and the ROK to implement consensus, boost healthy development of China-ROK strategic cooperative partnership and China-Japan strategic mutually-beneficial ties.

The substantial cooperation between China and the two countries in various areas had been further expanded, he said.

Hu congratulated the success of the second trilateral leaders' meeting held in Beijing on Saturday, calling on the three nations to seize historical opportunities to further strengthen strategic trust, respect respective major interests and concerns, and make concerted efforts for mutual benefits and common development.