Japan security adviser held talks with China's foreign minister Yang on Wednesday -Jiji

FILE PHOTO: Yang Jiechi, director of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Office for China, addresses the U.S. delegation at the opening session of U.S.-China talks at the Captain Cook Hotel in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. March 18, 2021. Frederic J. Brown/Pool via REUTERS

Japan's national security adviser Takeo Akiba held talks with China's foreign minister Yang Jiechi on Wednesday, news agency Jiji reported on Thursday.

The two agreed to continue talks towards creating a constructive and stable relationship, the report said, citing the Japanese government.

FILE PHOTO: Japanese Vice-Foreign Minister Takeo Akiba listens to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (not pictured) during their meeting at the Zhongnanhai Leadership Compound in Beijing, China August 29, 2018. How Hwee Young/Pool via REUTERS

(Reporting by Sakura Murakami; Editing by Shri Navaratnam)