The attendance of Republic of Korea President Park Geun-hye at China's celebrations to mark the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, which was confirmed on Thursday, sends the message that Beijing and Seoul stand on the same ground when it comes to historical issues.

According to the ROK presidential office, Park will attend the celebratory activities on Sept 3, although she has not yet decided whether she will attend the military parade that will take place the same day.

The leaders of all the other member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan - have also confirmed their attendance at the events in Beijing.