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24 of September, 15:30

Ivan Zakharchenko. The conclusion of a peace Treaty with Russia will help Japan "to emerge from the postwar regime," said Fins news Japanese expert on Russian-Japanese cooperation head of economic Department for North-East Asia, an honorary Professor of Economics, far Eastern branch of RAS Susumu Yoshida.

"One of the main diplomatic issues" out of the postwar regime "is a question of the conclusion of a peace Treaty with Russia," said Susumu Yoshida following the visit to the capital of Russia the head of the Japanese foreign Ministry by Fumio Kishida.

Yoshida clarified that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's " approach the problem with a sense of its mission ".

According to Japanese experts, this course will continue in the next 3 years in connection with Abe's re-election to head the ruling liberal democratic party of Japan, which automatically gives him assurance activities as Prime Minister of the country.

the Minister for foreign Affairs of Japan Fumio Kishida was with the visit to the Russian Federation 20-22 September. As stated before, in the negotiations with the Minister of foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov had agreed to restore negotiations on country pairs level, Deputy Directors of foreign ministries.

"Japanese-Russian dialogue at the level of Deputy Ministers of foreign Affairs were interrupted from January 2014, for this reason, the visit to the Russian Federation foreign Ministry head Kisida again and agreed to start dialogue at the level of Deputy Ministers on 8 October are a great success ", says Yoshida.

according to his vision, " despite the differences of views, commendable message to foreign Minister Lavrov about the fact that both sides are looking for their desired outcome ".

As explained specialist, despite the economic punishment the United States and Europe regarding Russia, Japan wants to improve relations with it, to solve the territorial problem of the Japanese claims to the South Kuril Islands and conclude a peace Treaty between 2 countries.

with own hand, said Yoshida, in terms of punishment of the West regarding the situation in Ukraine and on the background of increased Patriotic sentiment in the country, comprehensively pushing forward the dialogue on the peace Treaty, Russia is not inclined to take up the territorial issue.

"On the basis of internal considerations, statements by both sides require understanding and do not deserve the opponents ", - said Yoshida.

An important factor in Russo-Japanese settlement, he believes the improvement of relations between Russia and the United States - the main ally of Japan." There is a chance that diplomatic dialogue between Russia and the USA will be promoted on the sidelines of the session of the UN General Assembly, " said Yoshida.

In October, the forthcoming trip to Japan by Vice-Premier of the government of the Russian Federation Arkady Dvorkovich and the November visit of the delegation headed by the Minister of industry and trade of Russia Denis Manturov, As Yoshida expects, will play a big role for establishing long exchanges between 2 countries. For example, it concerns development of economic cooperation between Russia and Japan, and will increase the interest to the plans of the far East territories of priority development and Free port of Vladivostok.

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