Russian FM Lavrov says peace treaty issue with Japan is not deadlocked

Russian FM Lavrov says peace treaty issue with Japan is not deadlocked
# 15 August 2019 13:55 (UTC +04:00)

The situation around concluding a peace treaty between Russia and Japan is not locked in a stalemate, but Tokyo’s position hinders its signing, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told a youth educational forum dubbed the "Territory of Meanings", APA reports citing TASS.

"I don’t think the situation is a deadlock," Lavrov said. "Now everything bumps into our Japanese colleagues’ reluctance to recognize the outcome of World War II, thus creating obstacles for signing the peace treaty."

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