A former employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, a diplomat who, as head of the department of the department, was preparing for the meeting in 2001 of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, Kazuhiko Togo noted the impact of sanctions on the two countries‘ talks.
“Out of six years of negotiations between Shinzo Abe and Vladimir Putin, two years have been wasted because of the sanctions. First, we need to understand that, despite these measures, both parties now seem sincere in their efforts to make every effort to conclude a peace agreement, ”he said in an interview with RT presenter Sofiko Shevardnadze.
According to him, if after signing the contract the level of trust will be high enough, this can be followed by “and the appropriate decision”.
Thus, he answered the question whether the thaw in relations between Moscow and Tokyo could lead to the complete abolition of sanctions.
Earlier in the Kremlin pointed out that the support of Tokyo for the sanctions regime against Moscow prevents the signing of a peace treaty.
On January 16, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that in order to solve the problem of a peace treaty and other complex issues in bilateral relations, partnership between countries is necessary.
