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