“A specific draft of the mechanism is to be formed.
We will continue to discuss this issue with other G7 countries," TASS quoted him as saying.
He noted that Japan will continue to make efforts to ensure its energy security.
Earlier, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said that the mechanism for limiting the price of Russian oil, which the G7 countries are discussing, provides for a halving of its cost.
Deputy Head of the Security Council of Russia Dmitry Medvedev commented on the statement of the Japanese Prime Minister.