BEIJING - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Thursday that he will have a comprehensive discussion on China-Japan relations with top Chinese officials when he visits Beijing this month.

China's development offers opportunities for Japan, Noda said during his meeting with Zhao Qizheng, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, in Tokyo on Thursday, according to Japan's Foreign Ministry.

Noda said the deepening of China-Japan bilateral ties not only benefits both countries, but also contributes to regional and global peace, stability and prosperity.

Exchanges between governments as well as bilateral public diplomacy in various fields will be promoted in the future, said Zhao, who led the Chinese delegation to the Fifth Symposium of China-Japan Relations, held in Tokyo on Wednesday.

A 3,000-strong youth delegation from Japan visited China in September 1984, a visit that turned out to be a milestone in the history of China-Japan public diplomacy.

Noda recalled his experience as a member of the delegation, which included many other members of the current generation of Japan's powerful political players.

Meanwhile, the 12th China-Japan strategic dialogue will start on Friday in Beijing with the attendance of Vice-Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun and his Japanese counterpart Kenichiro Sasae.

The two sides will exchange views on bilateral ties and international and regional issues of common concern, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said on Wednesday.

Zhang and Sasae held the 11th round of the dialogue in Tokyo on Feb 28.

Major strategic concerns involving both countries' core interests will be discussed during the dialogue, experts said.

Given the need to kick start its economy, Japan is likely to repeat its call for China to relax restrictions on imports of Japanese agricultural products, said Yang Bojiang, a professor at the University of International Relations in Beijing.

Strategic mutual trust should be given a greater priority at the coming bilateral talks, Yang said.

The emergency management mechanism to deal with maritime incidents and disputes in the East China Sea may be on the agenda, said Yang.