Tokyo strongly disagrees with the Russian position on the Kuril Islands
“We consider the position of the Russian side to be completely unacceptable,” Haguyda noted. “The position of the Japanese government on this issue is clearly expressed, and we do not think about taking any concrete action in connection with these statements (Lavrov).”
According to him, Tokyo "intends to continue to pursue an adequate policy in the matter of a territorial dispute with the Russian Federation."
On Tuesday, Sergey Lavrov said that the conclusion of a peace treaty with Japan does not mean the resolution of a territorial dispute over the Kuriles.
He also recalled that "the only document that was signed and ratified by the two countries in 1956, the so-called declaration puts the signing of a peace treaty in the first place very clearly."
“I repeat, this declaration, first of all, proceeded from the main thesis that it recorded recognition of the results of the Second World War by both the USSR and Japan,” Lavrov noted. - And without confirming this position, the results of the Second World War, as they are enshrined in the UN Charter, it is almost impossible to move forward. And our Japanese colleagues know about it. ”
- Sergey Fadeichev / TASS Details at TASS
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