TOKYO (Sputnik) — The next round of Russian-Japanese peace treaty talks will be held shortly after the visit of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to Russia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday.
"We agreed today that the next round will be held soon after Mr. Abe's visit to Russia," Lavrov said.
Moscow hopes that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s forthcoming visit to Russia will give impulse to the entire complex of Russian-Japanese relations, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday.
“Issues in preparing for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to Russia will be at the center of our attention. We understand that contacts during this visit will allow for additional impulse in advancing the entire complex of our relations in line with the joint statement of the two leaders in 2012 and the following agreements,” Lavrov said during a joint press conference with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov begins his two-day official visit to Japan on Friday, April, 15.
