Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Kazuo Kitagawa said Friday he hopes Japan and China can settle their stalled aviation talks next week.
He will meet with Chinese aviation officials in Beijing next Thursday.
The two nations are expected to reach an agreement to increase passenger flights between the two countries by 20 percent, sources said.
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