Japan-Russia Deputy Foreign Ministerial Meeting Held for the first time in seven months Consensus on discussion progress June 4 23:39

Japan-Russia Deputy Foreign Ministers talked for the first time in seven months, and agreed to advance negotiations on peace treaties including the stagnation of the Northern Territories issue and discussions on the implementation of joint economic activities. .

Since November last year, discussions between Foreign Minister Deputy Foreign Minister Mori of Russia and Foreign Minister of Foreign Affairs Morgrov of Russia have been held by telephone on the evening of the 4th for about an hour.

In this, in order to find a solution acceptable to both parties regarding peace treaty negotiations including the stagnation of the Northern Territories issue, we will advance the discussions and make adjustments to realize the Foreign Ministers' Meeting and the Summit Meeting. It matched with.

In addition, we will promote discussions on the implementation of joint economic activities by the two countries on the northern four islands, and resume "visaless exchange" by the former islanders who have been postponed due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection after the convergence. confirmed.

A director-level working group on joint economic activities will be held on the 5th in the form of videophone.