Russia, Japan Must Build Trust Through Strengthening Economic Cooperation - Peskov

It is necessary to build mutual trust in Russian-Japanese relations through the development of trade and economic cooperation, as it will allow to move forward on the issue of concluding a bilateral peace treaty, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 22nd January, 2019) It is necessary to build mutual trust in Russian-Japanese relations through the development of trade and economic cooperation, as it will allow to move forward on the issue of concluding a bilateral peace treaty, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday.

"It is necessary to improve the atmosphere of mutual trust.

The best way to do this is to develop trade and economic cooperation in every possible way and in all possible areas," Peskov told reporters following talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Moscow that continued for three hours.

Peskov stressed that "this atmosphere will allow to achieve progress on the main issue [the peace treaty]."

The spokesman added that new rounds of talks between Moscow and Tokyo will be held in the future.

"As you can see, the plans are filled with contacts to the affordable limit," Peskov said.