The Foreign Ministry announced this following a meeting between Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko and the President of the Japanese Peace Foundation Sasakawa Atsushi Sunami.
It is noted that during the conversation, Rudenko outlined to Sunami the reasons for the deterioration of bilateral relations between Moscow and Tokyo, emphasizing that the blame for their degradation lies entirely with Japan.
“The path to the resumption of bilateral political dialogue and full-blooded interaction can only be opened by Japan’s revision of its hostile policy towards Russia,” the statement said.
Earlier, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced plans to conclude a peace treaty with Russia after resolving the dispute over the Kuril Islands.
Russian authorities have repeatedly spoken about the indisputability of Russian sovereignty over the Kuril Islands. As noted in the Kremlin, there are currently no prospects for negotiations on a peace treaty with Japan. According to Dmitry Peskov, Japan has actively joined the camp of unfriendly states.