Prime Minister of Japan made the initiative Putin to meet at APEC conference in Beijing

Ksenia Naka. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has made the initiative of the President of Russia centuries Putin to hold a meeting on the margins of the November APEC summit in Beijing, said at a press conference in Tokyo, the Secretary General of the Japanese government, Acehide Suga.

the last time the two leaders met in early February at the opening of the Olympics in Sochi.

" Yesterday held a telephone conversation between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Prime Minister Putin said that it was important to apply the arena international events, for example the APEC summit, which will be held in Beijing in November, to allow bilateral meetings. Both leaders agreed on the importance of continuing dialogue between Japan and Russia, " said Suga.

autumn scheduled Visit to Japan of President of the Russian Federation, but as long as its real time is not set. According to Sugi, that question is about this visit will be decided on the basis of comprehensive consideration of various factors. Unknown to the timing of the visit to the Russian Federation's foreign Minister Fumio Kisida, which must be preceded by the visit of Putin. Visit Kasidy had to take place in the spring, but was postponed indefinitely due to the situation in Ukraine.

first in the media has any information about a possible meeting between Kisida with the head of the Russian foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the fields open in these days in the new York session of the UN General Assembly. This Kisida wants to meet in new York with colleagues on the " Big seven "to coordinate positions on sanctions concerning Russia: the US and EU countries have introduced another package of restrictive measures on 12 September, but Japan until not followed their example. On the last working day of the week Kishida said that it is necessary to coordinate with the countries of the " sevens ".

Suga refrained from answering the question was raised whether during a telephone conversation, the question of additional sanctions for Russia. Punishment Japan remain as long as the soft measures include countries " sevens ". Tokyo balance between the need to support the decisions of the G7 countries and the unwillingness to spoil relations with Moscow.


sections: Politics