Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Beijing in November can hold a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, said the foreign Ministry of Japan. According to the statement of the messenger of foreign Affairs of Japan Noriaki Ikeda, leaders of the two countries agreed on a meeting by phone. During the conversation, which took place on Tuesday and lasted about ten minutes, Putin and Abe, According to the report, also discussed the Russian-Japanese relations and the situation in Ukraine, RIA " Novosti. " " during a telephone conversation, both parties agreed to have an impact to provide a meeting on the sidelines of APEC, " said the Ikeda. Before Tuesday, the press service of the Kremlin stated that the President of the Russian Federation has received many birthday wishes from leaders of foreign countries, has also held a number of talks on the phone, for example, with the Prime Minister of Japan Abe. The possibility of cancellation of Putin's visit to Japan is discussed not day 1. on 24 September the Japanese government in connection with the situation in Ukraine announced the introduction of a new package of sanctions in regard to Russia. For example, Tokyo has introduced penalties regarding five Russian credit organizations, and also restricted the supply of weapons to the Russian Federation.
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