“This is the Prime Minister of Russia, and, of course, he visits those Russian regions that he considers necessary and on the development of which, including in cooperation with our partners, there is a lot of work to be done,” the press secretary said.
Earlier, the Russian Embassy in Japan reported that the Japanese Foreign Ministry "voiced a" protest "from the Japanese side over the trip of the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation to Iturup Island."
Earlier, Mishustin said that the Russian authorities are discussing the possibility of exempting entrepreneurs who invest in the economy of the Kuril Islands from their duties as taxpayers.