Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said at a press conference that the Japanese government would still sign a peace treaty with Russia. It has been reported DEA News.
After solving the region problem, our diplomatic position, which we aim to sign a peace agreement with Russia, has not changed,” he said.
In addition, according to him, the priority remains the resumption of the possibility of visiting the graves of ancient Japanese inhabitants of the South Kuril Islands.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a press conference on the results of the work of Russian diplomacy in 2022 registeredThat the contacts between Russia and Japan remained only at the level of embassies.
Russian government in September appeared From an agreement with Japan that provides a simplified procedure for visiting the Kuril Islands by Japanese nationals who are former residents of these islands.