TOKYO (Sputnik) — On Monday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Moscow remained committed to developing bilateral cooperation with Tokyo on the basis of the Soviet–Japanese Joint Declaration signed 60 years ago, on October 19, 1956. Apart from declaring the end to the state of war, the document provided for trade development, the resolution of the territorial dispute and the eventual signing of the peace treaty which was not signed after World War II.
On Tuesday, Kishida in turn reaffirmed commitment to developing relations with Russia. The Japanese foreign minister also said that Japan planned to do its best to make the upcoming December 15 visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Japan successful.
The relations between the two states have recently been re-energized. In September, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took part in the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, during which he held three-hour talks with Putin.
