FMs agree to boost nuclear safety cooperation

BEIJING - The foreign ministers of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea(ROK) on Saturday agreed to boost cooperation on nuclear power safety and disaster preparedness, a week after Japan's magnitude-9 earthquake and tsunami, which has left over 20,000 dead or missing.

Prior to the meeting in Kyoto, officials from three countries stood in silent tribute to the victims of the disaster.

Newly appointed Japanese Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto briefed his Chinese and ROK counterparts Yang Jiechi and Kim Sung-hwan on how Tokyo is handling the aftermath of the disaster as well as the ongoing efforts to avoid the radiation leaking at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.