Vice President of Japan's ruling Liberal
Democratic Party Masahiko Komura said that Tokyo is hoping that Russian
President Vladimir Putin could discuss the issue of the disputed Kuril
Islands during a visit to the Japanese capital.
TOKYO
(Sputnik) – Tokyo is hoping that Russian President Vladimir Putin could
discuss the issue of the disputed Kuril Islands during a visit to the
Japanese capital, Vice President of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic
Party (LDP) Masahiko Komura said at a meeting with Sergei Naryshkin, the
speaker of Russia's lower house of parliament.
According
to the Russian President, Moscow has not changed its stance on the
disputed Kuril Islands, but is ready to continue dialogue with Japan
on the issue.
The disputed islands, called the Southern Kurils by Russia and the
Northern Territories by Japan, have been administered by Russia
since the end of World War II, but the Japanese government lays claim
to them. The status of the Southern Kuril Islands was set in the 1951
San Francisco Peace Treaty that handed over control of the islands
to Russia.
In February, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed, to the Russian Foreign Ministry's concern, to reclaim the islands.
"Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is thinking
about this very seriously," Komura, who is Japan's Former Foreign
Minister, stressed during the meeting in Tokyo, saying that Japan "would
like to conclude a peace agreement solving the territorial issue. And
for that we would like President Putin to come to Japan."
In February, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed, to the Russian Foreign Ministry's concern, to reclaim the islands.
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