Abe announced his desire to conclude a peace treaty with Russia until 2021

He stated this on the air of Japanese television.

“I want to advance the negotiations aimed at concluding a contract during my term,” TASS quoted him as saying.

Earlier, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia expressed a protest to Tokyo due to the fact that materials appeared on the site of the G20 summit in Osaka with the designation of the Kuril Islands as part of Japan.

At the end of June, Russian President Vladimir Putin, following a meeting with the Prime Minister of Japan, announced the continuation of dialogue on a peace treaty.