US-Japan Military Cooperation Influence On Russia-Japan Peace Talks Unclear - Moscow

It is necessary to ascertain how the US-Japanese military cooperation can influence the possible agreements related to the Russia-Japan peace treaty, the Russian Foreign Ministry's spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, said on Thursday.

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 22nd November, 2018) It is necessary to ascertain how the US-Japanese military cooperation can influence the possible agreements related to the Russia-Japan peace treaty, the Russian Foreign Ministry's spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, said on Thursday.

"It's unclear how the [Japanese] military cooperation with the United States can influence the agreements that will be tackled during [Russian-Japanese peace] talks," Zakharova said at a press briefing.

�Russia and Japan have never signed a permanent peace treaty after the end of World War II due to the territorial dispute over a group of four islands that both countries claim.