This is stated in a message published on the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
It is noted that the parties discussed the state and prospects for the development of bilateral relations, including a schedule for political dialogue, as well as a number of pressing international issues.
Earlier, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced his intention to achieve a mutually beneficial solution to the territorial issue with Russia, as well as resolving the situation around the peace treaty between the countries.
Former Russian ambassador to Japan, head of the diplomacy department at MGIMO, Alexander Panov, in an interview with the NSN, stressed that relations between the Russian and Japanese sides reached a fairly high level.