Deputy head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Igor Morgulov has agreed with Japan's Ambassador in the Russian capital Tikahito Hardoi promoting political and economic cooperation between pairs of countries, informs the Russian foreign Ministry.

"They discussed topical issues in Russian-Japanese relations, as well as among them the prospects of promoting the exchange of political views and economic cooperation between 2 countries ", -said the foreign Ministry.

in July, an informed source said Last news that the head of the Japanese foreign Minister Fumio Kishida to visit Moscow on 31 August-1 September. On Tuesday, Japanese media citing diplomatic sources wrote that the Japanese government may revise the terms of the trip Kasidy in the capital of Russia in case of visit of the Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Iturup island During the passage in the Kuril Islands Patriotic youth camp " Iturup ".

The by Fumio Kishida visit to the capital of Russia was, from the start was planned for the spring of last year, but was postponed indefinitely due to the situation in Ukraine. The visit of foreign Minister of Japan to the Russian Federation is a necessary step and a prerequisite for the preparation of the visit of the President of the Russian Federation in Tokyo, which can pass in the current year.

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