Foreign Ministers of China, South Korea and Japan gathered in Jeju Island on Sunday to launch a trilateral meeting.

At the beginning of the meeting, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi expressed his wish that the meeting will be constructive and fruitful.

Ahead of the trilateral ministerial meeting, South Korean Foreign Minister Song Min-soon separately met with his Japanese counterpart Taro Aso and the Chinese counterpart Yang to discuss bilateral issues.

Following the one-day meeting, Song and Yang will fly Monday to South Korea's capital city of Seoul to attend the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD), a regional forum scheduled to be held in Seoul on Monday and Tuesday.

Aso is set to return to Japan Sunday evening.