The President met with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama in Beijing, China, for a second round of trilateral meetings on Saturday (Oct. 10). The three leaders discussed and exchanged ideas on joint cooperation, the crisis in global finance and economy, the nuclear crisis in North Korea, climate change and other issues of mutual concern.
 
They shared the view that joint cooperation between their three nations is highly crucial for the good of all three nations and also for stability and prosperity in the Northeast Asian region and the world.
 
A joint statement was adopted that commemorates the 10th anniversary of Korea-China-Japan cooperation that mentioned past achievements and future vision of the three countries. The first three-way talks were held in 1999.
 
The three leaders also adopted a joint statement on sustainable development in order to pursue balanced development in economy and environment together.  

Several projects agreed on include: opening a Korea-China-Japan cooperative cyber office to coordinate a future conference schedule and other duties; expanding youth exchanges in colleges and fields of art as well as in other sectors; launching the first-ever Korea-China-Japan Business Summit in Beijing for businesspeople of all three nations to come together and discuss trade and investment; strengthening cooperation in the aviation sector, addressing issues like air traffic control, implementation of next-generation air navigation systems and more; and establishing a minister-level cooperative body for management of water resources.
 
For next year''s meeting, the three leaders agreed to hold the fourth foreign ministers'' meeting in Korea, the sixth ministerial meeting in China and the fourth friendly youth exchange meeting also in China.
 
Meanwhile, President Lee and Prime Minister Hatoyama praised China''s efforts to seek progress on the North Korean nuclear issue that include Premier Wen Jiabao''s recent visit to Pyongyang. The leaders reconfirmed the six-way talks as the most practical framework to resolve the current nuclear crisis and agreed to make continued efforts to resume the talks.
 
In-depth views were exchanged on various global issues including the ongoing climate change and the global financial crisis. They agreed that the G20 Summit held in Pittsburgh, the United States, late last month, was a success for delivering specific results such as cooperation on macro-economic issues and an agreement on principles for an exit strategy from stimulus spending. The leaders decided to closely cooperate on the fifth G20 meeting, scheduled to be held in Korea in November, 2010, after the fourth it held in Canada.
 
The UN Climate Change Summit, also held late last month on Sept. 22nd, was recognized for creating political momentum for future negotiations on climate change. The three leaders further agreed to pursue cooperation in the low carbon, green energy sector through improving energy efficiency, adopting clean energy and more.
 
The three leaders, in their second meeting since the first in Fukuoka, Japan, last December, agreed that it provided an opportunity for practical cooperation between Korea, China and Japan and an enhancing understanding of the major global issues and increased confidence between the three leaders. They agreed to hold the next trilateral summit in Korea.