SKorea, China, Japan Show Unity At First Summit

From AP:

FUKUOKA, Japan (AP) — The leaders of Japan, China and South Korea said Saturday that Asia must be the engine of growth to counter global financial turmoil and vowed to rev up their economies with infrastructure projects and bolster domestic demand.

Tokyo and Seoul also criticized North Korea for stalling denuclearization talks.

The Asian nations — which together make up 75 percent of the east Asian economy — were holding their first-ever three-way summit, with Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao attending.

The global financial slowdown was atop their agenda.

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