Japan-Russia Foreign Ministers' Meeting Towards a Peace Treaty Negotiations with Japanese fishing boats

Foreign Minister Mogi visiting Russia will negotiate a peace treaty at the Foreign Ministers' Meeting on the 19th. In the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, there is a view that Russian seizure of Japanese fishing boats is a restraint on the Japanese side before negotiations, and the focus is on finding clues for progress in negotiations.

Japan-Russia peace treaty negotiations reached an agreement at the summit last November to accelerate negotiations based on the 1956 joint declaration of Japan and the Soviet Union that said, “Took over the Tohmai Islands and Shikotan Island after the conclusion of the Peace Treaty” .

However, the Russian side has repeatedly made concerns about the possibility of US military deployment in the northern territory, and no specific progress has been seen.

Foreign Minister Mogi will meet with Foreign Minister Labrov in Moscow on the 19th, and for the first time since his inauguration, he will conduct full-scale negotiations as the person responsible for the negotiations on the peace treaty.

Mr. Motegi wants to build a personal relationship of trust with Foreign Minister Labrov and encourage constructive discussions and coordinate the next summit meeting to find a compromise that both sides can accept.

On the other hand, there is a view in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that the seizure of Japanese fishing boats in the waters around the northern territory by the Russian authorities that occurred on the 17th was a tense to the Japanese side before negotiations, and the Russian side over the northern territorial issue was hardened The focus is on finding clues to progress while keeping the right attitude.

Russia to advance the peace treaty negotiations to a new dimension

The Russian side will confirm how far the Japanese side is ready to cooperate, as it is necessary to raise the relationship between the two countries to a new dimension in order to advance the peace treaty negotiations.

The meeting is expected to exchange opinions on a wide range of themes such as security, economic cooperation, and the situation on the Korean Peninsula. Among them, the environment surrounding Russia, such as the abolition of the INF = medium-range nuclear missile treaty with the United States, will expire. As Japan is becoming more severe, it is a stance to renew concerns about the missile defense system that Japan is promoting with the United States.

Economic cooperation will also cover large-scale projects such as the development of gas fields in the Arctic Circle.

Regarding the northern territory, there is a possibility that the pilot sightseeing tour of joint economic activities was conducted and there is a possibility of discussing how to proceed in the future.

The Russian side will confirm how far the Japanese side is ready to cooperate in the fields of security and economy, as it is necessary to raise the relationship between the two countries qualitatively to a new dimension in order to advance peace treaty negotiations. The