Abe Says Spoke To Putin Frankly About Peace Treaty, Welcomed Launch Of Negotiations

Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published January 22, 2019 | 09:47 PM

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday after talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin that they had spoken openly about the peace treaty the two countries have yet to sign and welcomed the start of the negotiations on it

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 22nd January, 2019) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday after talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin that they had spoken openly about the peace treaty the two countries have yet to sign and welcomed the start of the negotiations on it.

"President Putin and I discussed peace treaty today, without hiding anything from each other, and spent a lot of time on that. President Putin and I welcome the fact that detailed discussions began last week between our foreign ministers," Abe said.

The Japanese prime minister added that he and Putin had instructed the foreign ministers to hold another meeting in February, possibly on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.