Yoshihide Suga, Japan’s new prime minister, has told his country’s parliament that an end to its long-running territorial row with Russia might soon be in sight, potentially signaling closer ties between the two nations.
Speaking at the opening of the parliamentary session on Monday, Suga said the over half-a-century-long diplomatic tensions over the Kuril Islands, “should not be passed on to future generations.” The prime minister added that “there should now be a final resolution to it… We will move forward on the basis of previous agreements between the two countries.” Later on that day, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov used an annual press conference to welcome future talks with “our Japanese friends” and emphasized the strength of their relationship.
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