Li reminds Japanese of terms in treaty

Premier Li Keqiang (C) meets with some of the former Japanese politicians who had participated in the process of making the China-Japan Treaty of Peace and Friendship in Tokyo, Japan, on May 10, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua]

Earlier on Thursday, Li also visited Japanese Emperor Akihito and several leading politicians.

The two countries should take full advantage of the exchange of their legislative organizations, bringing people from all walks of life to have an objective and rational perception of the ties, Li told Japanese legislators.

During a meeting with Tadamori Oshima, speaker of the House of Representatives in Japan's parliament, or Diet, the premier said President Xi Jinping sent a clear message to the world at the 2018 Boao Forum for Asia in Hainan province that China will firmly open its door wider. New opportunities will come for pragmatic cooperation between China and Japan.

Oshima congratulated Li for his successful visit to Japan. Cooperative agreements signed between Japan and China and positive results from trilateral talks by leaders of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea on Wednesday will help promote peace, stability and prosperity for Asia and the world at large, he said.

Chuichi Date, president of the House of Councillors in the Diet, said bilateral ties are among the most important ties for both countries. China's peaceful development is vital to Japan as well as the region and the world, he said.