Japan and China said Friday they have reached a deal toward resolving their disputes over the discharge of treated radioactive wastewater from the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea and Beijing’s ban on Japanese seafood.

China announced Friday that it has reached an agreement with Japan on the discharge of radioactive water from the ruined Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, a dispute that had been going on for more than two years.

In a significant diplomatic development, Japan and China have reached an agreement addressing their disagreements over the release of treated radioactive wastewater from Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean.