Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told the plenary session of the lower house of parliament that Tokyo wants to sign a peace agreement with Moscow, but will continue to adhere to its anti-Russian sanctions policy. This was reported by TASS.
“The situation in Japan-Russia relations is difficult, but Japan remains firmly committed to the course aimed at resolving the territorial issue and signing a peace treaty,” Kishida said.
At the same time, he emphasized that Tokyo will continue to actively support sanctions against Russia and support Ukraine.
Before that, RBC reported, citing the Japanese embassy WroteIt was stated that Japan was moving towards resolving the territorial dispute and signing a peace agreement with Russia.
The Japanese diplomatic mission stated that they are negotiating a peace agreement with the Russian Federation due to the existence of an unresolved dispute on territorial issues.
Previously Russia terminated Cooperation agreement with Japan on the elimination of nuclear weapons.