Japan-Russia Foreign Ministers will continue to hold next meeting in February next year Confirmation of summit adjustments December 20th 4:09
Foreign Minister Mogi, who is visiting Russia, met with Foreign Minister Labrov and agreed to organize discussions to find solutions that both sides can accept for peace treaty negotiations, including the Northern Territories issue. The next foreign minister meeting will be held in the month.
On the 19th, Foreign Minister Mogi agreed to work with Russia's Foreign Minister Labrov for the first time in full-scale peace treaty negotiations, and to organize discussions to find solutions that both sides could accept.
In addition, we confirmed that we will hold a director-level working group next month for full-scale implementation of next year's full-scale implementation of joint economic activities in the Northern Territories.
In addition, it was agreed that the next foreign ministerial meeting will be held in February next year in line with the international conference in Germany, and that the schedule for the summit meeting will be adjusted.
Meanwhile, Minister Mogi protested that Japanese fishing boats were captured in the waters around the northern territory and called for the crew to return to the port promptly.
After the meeting, Minister Mogi told reporters, “The Japanese position was conveyed in detail on all the issues raised by the Russian side regarding the peace treaty negotiations.
On the other hand, Foreign Minister Labrov said, “It is necessary to raise the relationship between the two countries qualitatively to a new level.