Telephone talks between Japan and Russia confirm the continuation of peace treaty negotiations August 31 18:47
Prime Minister Abe met with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the phone and confirmed that Japan and Russia would continue peace treaty negotiations. And Prime Minister Abe said, "I want to continue to value friendship," Putin said, "I look forward to seeing you again."
The telephone talks were held for about 20 minutes from 4 pm on the 31st, at the offer from the Russian side after Prime Minister Abe's resignation was announced.
In this, Putin said, "Prime Minister Abe is a credible partner for constructive dialogue, and we thank him for his cooperation. We appreciate the great contributions made to the development of both countries." I said.
In response, Prime Minister Abe announced that he would resign as Prime Minister, saying, "We have had 27 summit talks and have been conducting peace treaty negotiations. It is important to resolve unsolved territorial issues. , I look forward to continued vigorous negotiations in the future."
Based on that, it is important to confirm that Japan and Russia will continue the peace treaty negotiations, and recognize that it is important to continue strengthening relationships that have developed in a wide range of fields, such as the eight items of economic cooperation plans. Matched
In addition, Prime Minister Abe called for cooperation so that aircraft grave visits by former islanders will continue.
And Prime Minister Abe said, "I would like to continue to cherish my friendship with President Putin," while President Putin said, "I look forward to seeing Abe's success even after retiring and looking forward to seeing him again." The two leaders thanked each other in the language of the other country.