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Japanese Government Secretary General Katsunobu Kato said that the Cabinet of Ministers is aware of Russia's proposal to involve Tokyo in economic activities in the Kuril Islands. However, the Japanese authorities do not want to speculate on their content. At the same time, the Secretary-General emphasized that Japan had long been negotiating joint economic activities, but that a different approach to the islands remained an obstacle.
Recall that on Monday, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin began a business trip to the Kuril Islands. In this regard, Tokyo has already declared its protest.
Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered Mishustin to pay special attention to the Kuril Islands. According to him. The necessary conditions must be created for participants in economic activity.