A delegation of the Communist Party of China (CPC) left Beijing on Sunday for Japan to attend a meeting with Japanese ruling parties.
The delegation, headed by Wang Jiarui, head of the CPC International Department, was invited by the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party and Komei Party.
The meeting was part of the China-Japanese ruling parties exchange mechanism, which was established in 2004 and formally launched in February this year.
(Xinhua News Agency October 16, 2006)