1. The Seventh Trilateral Meeting of the Trade and Economic Ministers of China, and  
will be held in Seoul on May 23.

 ※ Launching the Trilateral Trade and Economic Ministers Meeting was first agreed upon at the 
     Korea-Japan-China Trilateral Summit Meeting in 2001, and the first meeting was held in 2002 
     on the occasion of the ASEAN+3 meeting. The three sides agreed to host the meeting on a 
     rotational basis, and , as host of this year’s Summit Meeting, is hosting the meeting in 
     2010. 

2. At this year’s meeting, in depth discussions will be held on issues regarding △ trilateral 
cooperation, △ regional and global cooperation, and △ the issues of concern from the three sides.

3. On the occasion of the Trilateral Meeting, Korea-Japan and Korea-China discussions will also be 
held for further discussions on issues of trade that are of bilateral interests.

                     Spokesperson and Deputy Minister for Public Relations of MOFAT

*unofficial translation