ニュース 2010/07/19 Banno meets Chinese International Department head Wang Jiarui On July 19, DPJ International Department Director-General Yutaka Banno, in China to attend the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) Conference on Poverty Alleviation, held a separate meeting with Wang Jiarui, the Minister of the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee. The meeting was also attended by Satoshi Takayama, DPJ member of the House of Representatives, and Secretary General of the Japan-China Exchange and Discussion Mechanism. Banno paid his respects to Wang for his Department’s efforts in hosting the conference, and once more expressed his appreciation for all the kindnesses that had been shown to the DPJ delegation that had visited China at the end of last year. Wang said that the Chinese Communist Party valued their friendly relationship with the DPJ, and expressed his party’s intention of continuing and developing that relationship. The two sides shared the perception that the cooperative relationship existing between the two parties could be made use of in a variety of Asian multi-lateral frameworks, and that this was important for the peace and development of Asia.