"Regarding the dates of my visit to Russia, nothing is determined yet. I believe that this issue will be solved after studying all the circumstances but as of now, nothing has been determined," Kishida said at a press conference.
Earlier in July, a source familiar with the matter told RIA Novosti that Kishida’s visit to Moscow could take place on August 31 — September 1. Later the same month, Japan’s Nikkei newspaper reported that the country’s foreign minister would visit Russia together with a delegation of industrialists.
Kishida’s visit to Moscow was initially planned for the spring of 2014, but was canceled over the situation in Ukraine. The visit of Japan’s foreign minister to Russia constitutes a necessary stage and a precondition for the visit of the Russian president to Japan, which is expected to take place this year.
