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Japan, China talks end without breakthrough
(AP)
Updated: 2006-05-18 19:47
Japan and China ended talks in disagreement Thursday over their competing
claims to gas reserves in the East China Sea and planned to meet again
next month, an official said.
Both sides exchanged details about their positions on the dispute and
underlined the importance of managing boat traffic in the area to
minimize the chance of an unexpected confrontation, Foreign Ministry
spokesman Akira Chiba said.
But neither side presented new ideas in the 5 1/2-hour one-day meeting
that could break the impasse, he said.
"There was no breakthrough," Chiba said. "There was a deepening of
understanding of the viewpoints of each side."
The issue has strained relations between Beijing and Tokyo. China claims
it has rights to the gas reserves under the sea bed in the East China
Sea's Pinghu field, but Tokyo says the two countries should share them.
Repeated meetings between the countries have failed to resolve the
dispute, and earlier this week, China had warned not to expect any
breakthrough at the talks.
Delegates from the countries are eyeing another meeting next month,
possibly in Beijing, but a date has not been set.
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