The fourth Korea-Japan-China S&T (Science and Technology) Ministerial Meeting was held in Seoul on Thursday.

Chinese Minister of Science and Technology Wang Zhigang, Japanese Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Koichi Hagiuda, and South Korean Minister of Science and ICT Choi Ki-young attended the meeting.

The three ministers agreed to resume joint research of scientific and technological programs and hold related innovation forums.

The ministers also emphasized the importance of scientific and technological cooperation and declared next year the "year of cooperation in science and technology innovation among China, Japan, and South Korean."

The next science and technology ministerial meeting is scheduled to be held in 2021.