Health and Welfare Minister Rhyu Si-min held talks with his counterparts from China and Japan in Seoul over the weekend. They issued a joint statement on collaboration in inspections, monitoring, investigations and treatment for infectious diseases like bird flu.

They will also set up a working-level trilateral committee to spearhead their cooperation. Health ministers of the three countries will hold a meeting every year with the next conference slated for Beijing in October next year.

Arirang News