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Government: Japan to seek solution of territorial dispute with Russia

19 November 2019 10:12 (UTC +04:00)

The government of Japan will continue intense consultations with Russia aimed at solving the territorial dispute and signing a peace treaty, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told reporters at a regular press conference on Tuesday, APA reports citing TASS.

"The government [of Japan] will continue close consultations [with Russia] on the basis of our basic position — the solution of the territorial problem and subsequent signing of a peace treaty," he said.

Suga also spoke positively of the results reached by the sides in the past years.

"For the third year in a row, the trade between the countries has been increasing, pilot projects are being carried out on the four northern islands [Japan’s name for Southern Kuril Islands]. Practical results are starting to appear," he commented.