Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said that the attitude of the country’s authorities towards the islands that make up the southern part of the Kuril Islands will not change in the future. TASS.
“The current main position of the Japanese government is to state the ownership of the four islands (that’s how the islands south of the Kuril Islands are called in Japan. – socialbites.ca) and then proceed to negotiate a peace treaty. . And we are aware that this fundamental position, which indicates the ownership of the four islands, will not change in the future,” he said.
Formerly in Person judicial The southern part of the Kuril Islands are the “original territories” of Japan.
Viktor Bondarev, Chairman of the Defense and Security Committee of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation in October 2022 aforementionedRussia can support Japan’s intention to conclude a peace treaty, but only if Tokyo fulfills a number of conditions, including refusing to support Ukraine.
As a result of World War II, Moscow and Tokyo never signed a peace treaty. The main obstacle is Japan’s claims on the South Kuril Islands. Although Japan passed to the USSR as a result of the Second World War, it still calls the islands of Kunashir, Iturup and a number of areas of the Lesser Kuril ridge as its northern lands.