Emphasizing the idea of ​​concluding a peace treaty without including the territorial dispute of the Russian Foreign Minister

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov emphasized his desire to conclude a peace treaty with Japan without including territorial disputes.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke in Vladivostok on the 8th.

In connection with the peace treaty negotiations with Japan, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, "I hope Japan agrees to begin work towards a comprehensive treaty with Russia."

However, he said, "Japan will first conclude on the issue of the island and then make a good treaty, but there is no such agreement." Russia wants to conclude a peace treaty without including the territorial issue. Emphasized the idea of ​​doing.

In his speech, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also mentioned that US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Johnson announced the "New Atlantic Charter" last month, saying that the West is strengthening its stance against Russia. It was.

Russia is becoming more cautious that Russia and China are being contained in the Asia-Pacific region, such as a framework called "quad" consisting of four countries including the United States, and Lavrov's foreign minister has his own security. From this point of view, it seems that he showed the idea of ​​emphasizing the conclusion of the treaty.