Tokyo and Moscow have by no means reached a proper settlement on the finish of World War II
The lack of a peace treaty to this present day between Tokyo and Moscow to finish World War II is “really vexing and regrettable,” Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has stated, reiterating her intent to resolve territorial points with Russia.
Japan and Russia by no means signed a peace treaty after the warfare, remaining locked for many years in a territorial dispute over the 4 southernmost islands of the Kuril archipelago.
The islands have been included into the Soviet Union in 1945, and Russia regards them as an integral a part of its territory, whereas Tokyo continues to put declare to what it calls the “Northern Territories.”
Takaichi delivered the remarks on Saturday at a rally marking the so-called Northern Territories Day, an annual commemoration designed to unfold consciousness of Tokyo’s stance on the Kuril Islands dispute.
“It is really vexing and regrettable that a peace treaty between Japan and Russia has not been concluded and that the Northern Territories issue has not been resolved although 80 years have passed since the war ended,” Takaichi said. The prime minister added that she views the restart of a program to facilitate visits of former Japanese residents of the islands and their relations as “one of the top priorities in the Japan-Russia relationship.”
The already sophisticated relations between Tokyo and Moscow additional deteriorated in gentle of the Ukraine battle, when Japan aligned itself with the West, imposing sanctions on Russia. In response to Japan’s “clearly unfriendly position,” Russia in 2022 withdrew from peace talks, in addition to canceled visa-free journey from Japanese to the disputed islands.
After Takaichi assumed the prime minister publish final October, she repeatedly signaled her intent to achieve a proper peace settlement with Russia and “to resolve the territorial issue.” While Moscow has welcomed the proclaimed purpose, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated late final 12 months that Tokyo had been displaying a “rather unfriendly stance” in the direction of Moscow and has taken half in “all the unlawful sanctions and restrictions against our country” imposed by the West. Dialogue between the 2 nations has been “reduced virtually to zero” in recent times as a result of Japan’s actions, Peskov identified on the time.
(RT.com)