VOA: Russia-Japan Leaders Meet as Tensions Loom
MOSCOW—Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was in Russia Friday hoping to ease strained relations between Tokyo and Moscow before President Vladmir Putin heads to China for a bilateral summit next month.
At the top of the agenda was a long-running dispute over the group of islands Russia calls the southern Kurils and Japan calls the Northern Territories. But Moscow and Tokyo were both quick to dismiss any suggestions that Friday’s meeting would lead to a quick fix to their long-standing territorial dispute.
The governments in Tokyo and Moscow have yet to sign a peace treaty for World War II after Soviet troops seized four islands. While Japan has demanded the return of the islands, Russia has offered to give back only two of them.
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WNU Editor: I expected nothing from this meeting. Putin agreed to meet him to start the process of getting rid of sanctions, and Japanese PM Abe met him to show to his constituency back home that he wants to resolve the island dispute with Russia.
More News On Today's Meeting Between Japanese PM Abe And Russian President Putin
Kuril Islands Discussed Very Constructively at Putin-Abe Meeting - Kremlin -- Sputnik
Lavrov: Putin and Abe show determination for dialogue in all directions -- TASS
Kremlin: Putin and Abe discussed territorial dispute in 'constructive' way - RIA -- Reuters
Putin, Abe Hold 'Constructive' Talks On Disputed Islands -- RFE
Japanese PM Abe meets Putin looking to warm ties despite island dispute -- AFP
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