KITAKYUSHU, Japan, May 6
(Xinhua) -- China, South Korea and
Japan said here Monday in a
Joint Communique that they will
enhance trilateral cooperation to cope
with global and regional environmental
issues, particularly in air pollution
in the Northeast Asia.
The
communique, released after the 15th
Tripartite Environment Ministers Meeting
among China, Japan and South Korea
(TEMM) kicked off Sunday, also said
the three nations will "work together
to enhance the full effective and
sustained implementation of the United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change."
According to the
paper, the nations will improve joint
researches and technical cooperation in
fields such as green development,
bio-diversity and air
pollution.
The three countries
also agreed to establish the
Tripartite Policy Dialogue on Air
Pollution so as to exchange
information on relevant policies,
technologies for monitoring, prevention and
control technologies, said the
communique.
China's vice
Environment Minister Li Ganjie said at
a press conference after the two-day
meeting that China has paid great
importance to environment protection, adding
the Chinese government has taken
effective measures to deal with
environmental challenges.
He said
China is pushing forward its new
system on air pollution monitoring in
China's industrial region and other
major cities.
Li also said
the TEMM is an important and
effective platform for the three
countries to exchange views on
environmental protection.
The annual
TEMM was established in 1999 and aims
at promoting sustainable development in
the Northeast Asia through discussing
and resolving common environment challenges
faced by the three countries. The
next TEMM will be hold in South
Korea in 2014.
（Editor：GaoYinan、Chen
Lidan）
