Moscow considers the statements Tokyo about the issue of a peace Treaty with Russia is a gross distortion of the essence of the agreements between leaders of the two countries, said the Russian foreign Ministry. In this regard, the Ambassador of Japan called on the Smolensk area. Deputy foreign Minister Igor Morgulov said Toecheese Kazuki that statements by Japanese politicians regarded “as an attempt to artificially whip up the atmosphere”. In particular, Moscow drew attention to the statement about the need “to achieve understanding” of the residents of the South Kuril Islands on the question of “the transfer of territorial belonging of the Islands to Japan”, and “the waiver of the requirement of payment of compensation by Russia” in favor of Japan and former Japanese residents for the “postwar occupation of the Islands.” In Tokyo refused to comment on Moscow’s position. Previously, the government of Japan has announced an official visit to Russia of foreign Minister of the country Taro Kono, to be held 12-16 January.

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The Ambassador of Japan to Touhou Kazuki invited to the Smolensk area in connection with “the statements of the Japanese leadership on the issue of a peace Treaty with Russia.” This is stated in the message published on the website of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

We are talking about the statements of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe regarding the southern Kuril Islands and understanding from its residents regarding the “transfer of territorial jurisdiction”. In addition, in 2019 was announced by the Japanese side “climax”, “turning point” in the negotiations on the peace Treaty.

In addition, media reported that Tokyo offered Moscow to abandon reciprocal rights to demand any compensation related to the southern Kuril Islands.

“The head of the Japanese Embassy, it was stated that such statements grossly distort the essence of the agreements between the leaders of Russia and Japan on the acceleration of the negotiation process on the basis of the Joint Declaration of 1956, desorientiert community of the two countries on the content of negotiations”, — noted in Department.

“Such statements cannot be regarded as an attempt to artificially whip up the atmosphere around the issue of a peace Treaty, to impose on the other side of your own script its settlement”, — is spoken in the comment of the MFA of Russia.

The Russian diplomat drew attention of the Japanese colleagues on “the immutability of the principled position” of Moscow that the resolution of the issues a peace Treaty is possible in terms of creating “a new atmosphere” in bilateral relations, the support of the peoples of the Russian Federation and Japan, as well as on the unconditional recognition of Tokyo outcome of world war II in full, including the sovereignty of Russia over Southern Kuriles.

Meanwhile, in Tokyo intend to promote the process of negotiations on a peace Treaty with the Russian Federation in “a calm atmosphere”. This was announced by the representative of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Japan, commenting on the call of the Ambassador of the country in the Smolensk area.

“From the point of view of the need to conduct a Japanese-Russian peace Treaty negotiations in a peaceful atmosphere, we prefer not to answer”, — quotes the representative of the foreign Ministry RIA Novosti.

According to him, the Ambassador of Touchesa Kozuki during the meeting with Deputy Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Igor Morgulov explained Japan’s position. In addition, he added that the Japanese Cabinet determined to achieve a settlement agreement.

“In any case, the government of Japan based on its basic stance, which is that solving the territorial issue, to conclude a peace Treaty, will continue to negotiate. This is the position of the government,” the diplomat said.

We will add that Russian-Japanese contacts at the highest level can continue this month. At the first press conference in 2019 Shinzo Abe said that if “circumstances permit”, then in January he will visit Russia to “push the negotiations on the peace Treaty”.

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“At the meeting with President Putin in Singapore last year, we confirmed their intention to sign a peace agreement that settled the problem of “Northern territories”, and to put an end to this issue, which remains unresolved after more than 70 years after the end of the war, not to shift it onto the next generation,” — said the head of the Japanese government.

He later visited the city of Nagato, Yamaguchi Prefecture, where he is buried his father Shintaro Abe, who was one of the leaders of the ruling liberal democratic party and headed the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the state from 1982 to 1986. The current Prime Minister of Japan has vowed to “put an end” in the issue of concluding a peace Treaty over the issue of which his father worked.

“I swore on the grave of their ancestors on a daily basis to work and to perform your duties… I have vowed to do everything in order to progress (in the negotiations with Russia regarding the Kuril Islands. — RT) and to put an end to this issue,” he said.

Russian Federation in the second decade of January will be attended by the Minister of foreign Affairs of Japan Taro Kono. This was previously reported by the Japanese side. Official visit of the diplomat in Moscow to be held from 12 to 16 January. According to Tokyo on Monday, January 14, will hold talks with Kono, foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov.

“We plan to discuss all the relations (between Japan and Russia. — RT) as a whole”, — noted in the message of the Japanese foreign Ministry.