China, Japan and South Korea announced on Tuesday that they will hold their seventh trilateral foreign ministers' meeting later this month, resuming the annual top diplomats' gathering after a two-year hiatus.

Following the sixth gathering in May 2012, Japan damaged its ties with China and South Korea because of historical and territorial issues.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry said the meeting is scheduled for Saturday in Seoul. It will bring together Foreign Minsiter Wang Yi, his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida and South Korean counterpart Yun Byung-se.