| The leaders of China, South Korea and
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| | in two years.
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| Japan have met on the sidelines of a
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| | The meeting took place on the Philippine
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| regional summit in the Philippines, and
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| | island of Cebu, where the Association of
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| stressed their united stand against North
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| | Southeast Asian Nations is holding its
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| Korea's nuclear ambitions.
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| | annual summit.
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| Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe,
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| | Japan's relations with its regional
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| Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and South
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| | neighbors had suffered under the
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| Korean President Roh Moo-hyun urged North
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| | leadership of former Japanese Prime
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| Korea Sunday to abandon its nuclear
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| | Minister Junichiro Koizumi, who annually
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| weapons program and respond to
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| | visited a war shrine Seoul and Beijing
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| international humanitarian concerns.
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| | say glorifies Japan's militaristic past.
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| China is one of North Korea's few
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| | Since taking office last year, Mr. Abe
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| remaining allies and rarely makes public
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| | has made efforts to improve ties with
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| requests for the reclusive state to
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| | both countries. Today's meeting was his
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| address human rights issues.
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| | second with the Chinese leader since
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| The three leaders also reaffirmed their
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| | October.
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| support for U.N. sanctions put in place
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| | China's official Xinhua news agency says
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| after North Korea tested a nuclear device
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| | Mr. Wen has accepted Japan's invitation
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| in October.
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| | to visit Tokyo in April.Some information
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| The leaders raised their concerns during
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| | for this report was provided by AFP, AP
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| the first summit among the three nations
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| | and Reuters.
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