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Ministry of Defense of China and Japan have developed a mechanism to prevent incidents

China's military departments and Japan launched Friday a bilateral mechanism to prevent incidents in the air and at sea, TASS reports.

Минобороны КНР и Японии разработали механизм предотвращения инцидентов

The agreement was reached in early May after meeting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.

Very important, that by establishing a communication method we can to prevent unforeseen incidents, said Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Ministry of Defense of Japan Katsutosi Cavanaugh.

He also expressed hope, that this is only the first step on the way to full-scale contacts between military agencies.

One of the main components of the mechanism assumes, in the case of convergence of aircraft or ships, especially in border areas, the parties may communicate directly with each other and to prevent possible incidents.

Nevertheless, outside the scope of the agreement is still an emergency line of communication between the leadership of the military departments of the two countries. On this issue, there is no consensus, and the parties continue to negotiate its.

Two-way mechanism is mainly aimed at resolving unexpected incidents in the East China Sea, where the disputed Senkaku Islands are. The situation has deteriorated around the islands in 2012 year, when Tokyo "nationalized" the territory, previously held in private property of Japanese nationals.

This move provoked outrage in China and led to the deterioration of relations between the two countries. Since then, Chinese ships regularly call at Islands District, which Tokyo considers its territorial waters. In the same zone are constant vigil Japan Coast Guard patrol.

                          
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