Japan-Russia summit telephone conference Close agreement on new corona early convergence Close cooperation and cooperation May 7 20:52
Prime Minister Abe will meet on the phone with President Putin of Russia, and will work closely with both countries to close the spread of the new coronavirus infection at an early stage, and to realize the next summit, It was agreed that we would proceed with the adjustment.
The telephone conversation between Prime Minister Abe and Russian President Putin was held for about 30 minutes from around 5:30 pm Japan time.
At the talks, the two leaders are working together to deal with the worldwide expansion of new coronavirus infectious diseases, and concrete cooperation is progressing, such as a joint venture company between Japan and Russia working on the manufacturing and sales of test kits. , And continued to work closely with them, confirming their cooperation in the early closure of the infection.
The two leaders also referred to efforts such as the protection of passengers on the cruise ship "Diamond Princess" and confirmed that they would cooperate to protect the citizens of both parties.
In addition, they agreed to proceed with negotiations for a peace treaty and joint economic activities on the four northern islands, and proceed with coordination through diplomatic routes toward the realization of the next summit.
The summit meeting between Prime Minister Abe and Putin was coordinated for the 75th anniversary of the victory of the victory over Nazi Germany, which was scheduled to take place in Russia on 9th of this month. The event has been postponed, and as a result of the adjustment, a telephone conference will be held.