Joint Declaration on the Enhancement of Trilateral Comprehensive Cooperative Partnership among China, ROK, Japan
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Promoting Sustainable Development
22. We emphasized the significance of developing a circular economy for the long-term and steady economic growth of the three countries as well as harmonizing economic development and environmental protection. We recognized the importance of the building of the China-Japan-Korea Circular Economy Model Base. We expressed our appreciation for China's efforts in proposing candidate sites of China-Japan-Korea Circular Economy Model Bases in China, and expected greater efforts to be made so that the model bases could play a demonstration role at an early date. Meanwhile, we decided to continue in-depth consultations and explore to build circular economy model bases with different characteristics according to the three countries' respective needs.
23. We spoke highly of the achievements of the 14th Tripartite Environment Ministers Meeting(TEMM14) held in Beijing in May this year, and welcomed the progress made in implementing the Tripartite Joint Action Plan on Environmental Cooperation (2010-2014). We were pleased to see the progress towards the establishment of a cooperation mechanism among the three countries to jointly combat illegal trans-boundary movement of waste including e-waste, and expressed the hope that more joint studies would be conducted in this field to make better use of the cooperation mechanism. We noted that dust and sandstorms (DSS) were one of the regional environmental challenges and confirmed the need to strengthen joint cooperation on DSS among the three countries. Also, we recognized the importance of tackling trans-boundary air pollution in the region. We encouraged the three countries to engage in cooperation in access and benefit sharing of genetic resources (ABS) as well as the exchanges of environmental protection technologies. We welcomed Japan's offer to host the Seminar on Counter-Measures against Disaster in 2012, which was supported by TEMM 14.
24. We shared the view that green growth and low-carbon growth was essential for sustainable development and in reconciling environment protection with economic growth. Referring to the Cooperation toward Sustainable Growth Through Promotion of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency adopted at the Fourth Trilateral Summit Meeting in 2011, we welcomed the cooperation among the three countries to realize green growth and low-carbon growth on the basis of the document stated above, including the Green Technology Forum in March 2012 in Japan, the active people-to-people exchanges among young policymakers and the cooperation in making use of the existing international frameworks, such as the Clean Energy Ministerial, APEC and IPEEC.
25. We acknowledged the vast potential and challenges for green growth and low-carbon growth in East Asia including the three countries. In this context, we welcomed the Honolulu Declaration issued by the APEC Leaders in November, 2011 and the outcome of the East Asia Low-Carbon Growth Partnership Dialogue on 15 April in Tokyo, Japan, with the hope that further dialogue to deepen cooperation would continue in this region.
26. We recognized the important role of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) in providing support to developing countries on their green growth strategies in collaboration with other international organizations and development implementing agencies.
27. We welcomed the efforts made by the three countries towards the achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets and the early entry into force of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) and confirmed the importance of close trilateral cooperation.
28. We welcomed the convocation of and the progress made at the Fourth Northeast Asian Top Regulators' Meeting on Nuclear Safety held in Japan in November last year. We encouraged nuclear safety regulation authorities of the three countries to conduct substantial cooperation in line with the List of Action Items attached to the Cooperative Nuclear Safety Initiative of the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea and Japan. We also recognized the importance of the success of the Fukushima Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety to be held in December, 2012 in Japan for further progress in international nuclear safety.
29. We recognized the importance of the trilateral cooperation in order to address potential massive earthquakes, tsunamis and volcano eruptions. We noted the significance in the exchange of weather observations and forecast data in light of the increasing trade volume as well as the number of travelers among the three countries, and encouraged discussions for ways to exchange regional weather data in the framework of World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
30. We recognized the importance of a regular meeting mechanism for the three countries' health ministers and pragmatic cooperation among the three countries in the prevention and control of communicable and non-communicable diseases, food safety, clinical trials, emergency preparedness and response and health-related MDGs. We reaffirmed the need for better health cooperation in enhancing the health and wellbeing of the people.
31. We emphasized the importance of advancing the Joint Research Collaboration Program and the A3 Foresight Program in upgrading the scientific and technological levels, innovation capabilities and industrial and technological competitiveness of the three countries, and encouraged the three countries to increase financial and human input to enhance the effectiveness and influence of the two programs.
32. We reaffirmed the importance of gender equality and the empowerment of women in achieving sustainable development, and decided to enhance cooperation among the three countries to promote gender equality.
33. Sharing common concern for the recent hike of global energy price, we are aiming at enhancing our cooperation for the stability of the energy market.
34. We welcomed the First China-Japan-Korea Trilateral Agricultural Ministers' Meeting successfully held in Jeju Island from 14 to 15 April in an effort to ensure sustainable development and growth in production and productivity in agriculture. We appreciated the adoption of the Joint Communiqué on agricultural cooperation at the Meeting, including the decision to hold the trilateral agricultural ministerial meeting annually.
35. We reiterated the importance of strengthening trilateral cooperation in agriculture, sustainable forest management, combating desertification and wildlife conservation, and decided to promote such cooperation as set forth in the Annexes.
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