Consensus maps out path for ties

China and Japan should work together to enhance mutual trust and create conditions for their leaders to visit each other's countries, attendees at an annual forum agreed in Beijing.

They voiced their agreement in the Beijing Consensus, which was issued at the closing session of the 13th Beijing-Tokyo Forum on Sunday.

That the two countries' leaders have met several times recently and multiple communication channels are recovering is vital to building mutual trust and solving differences, the statement said.