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The Minister of foreign Affairs of Japan will visit Russia in December

Министр иностранных дел Японии посетит Россию в декабре

The Japanese government is considering the visit of the head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Japan Fumio Kishida to Moscow in early December of this year.

According to information spread by the TV station NHK, this trip will be part of the preparation to the planned mid-December visit of Russian leader Vladimir Putin to Japan and his meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

It is noted that the leaders of Russia and Japan can meet on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific economic cooperation (APEC) forum in Peru in November 2016. Before that, in the Russian capital should arrive with the visit of the Japanese Minister of economy, trade and industry Hiroshige Seko, in charge of developing relations with Russia.

Previously Hiroshige Seko said that by this time Japan intends to prepare a list of specific projects for cooperation with the Russian side.

“Now the representatives of the Russian Federation and Japan are working hard on this plan, we received a large number of proposals from the Russian side”, – quotes TASS of the word Hiroshige Seko.

While the Japanese Minister noted that the eight-point plan involves “a variety of specific projects: their number may exceed 100, but it is not defined in relation to the various proposals.”

“First of all, we check how they are possible”, – said the Minister.

Previously “Izvestia” wrote that the Japanese government can recognize the right for two of the four disputed Islands the South Kuril Islands.

According to official Tokyo, he will be able to achieve progress in the conclusion of a peace Treaty and ahead of the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Japan, which will be held in December this year, “redefines the strategy of the negotiations.” The government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe intends to offer the Russian side to preserve the right to two smaller Islands.

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