Kremlin: Tokyo’s position towards Moscow is unfriendly
According to Webangah News quoted by Mehr News Agency quoted by Tass, Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: Tokyo continues its clearly unfriendly policy towards Moscow.
On Saturday, in response to a question about Tokyo’s readiness to restore its relations with Moscow, the spokesman of the Russian presidency questioned Japan’s position towards Russia.
Pskov’s statements in response to the recent stance of the Japanese Prime Minister regarding his desire to resolve the territorial issue and sign a peace treaty with Russia despite the current problems in bilateral relations. It was.
The Japanese Prime Minister recently once again announced his desire to sign a peace treaty with Moscow. According to him, relations between Japan and Russia are in a difficult situation, but Tokyo will continue to pursue a policy aimed at resolving the territorial issue.
The ownership of the Kuril Islands is one of the disputed issues between the two countries for many years. In 1945, the jurisdiction of the entire archipelago was granted to the Soviet Union. However, Tokyo claims the islands of Itorup, Kunashir and Shikotan and a group of uninhabited islands.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia has repeatedly stated that Moscow’s sovereignty over these islands is mentioned in international law and cannot be questioned.
