“Putin spent Abe and his translator in his personal account and showed him the office for about five minutes,” RIA Novosti quoted the spokesman for the Japanese Foreign Ministry, Takeshi Osugi.

According to him, during the negotiations with Putin, without the participation of the press, Abe noted the beauty of the Kremlin.

Negotiations between Putin and Abe in the Kremlin lasted more than three hours.

RT conducted a live broadcast of the statement following the meeting.