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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to share responsibility with him and resolve historical contradictions existing between the two countries. This is reported by Interfax.

"Vladimir, we are people of the same generation. Let's show courage and take responsibility, let's overcome all the difficulties and leave the next generation to young people in which our two countries will reveal their powerful potential," Abe said, speaking at the plenary meeting of the Eastern Economic Forum. "Let's put an end to this abnormal situation, which lasted 70 years and we will begin to build a new one together The era of Russian-Japanese relations, which will last the next 70 years. "

“The fact that between Japan and Russia, which are important for a friend, neighboring countries with limitless potential, a peace treaty is not yet concluded between them - cannot be called otherwise as an abnormal situation,” the Prime Minister emphasized. ABE invited Putin annually to hold meetings in Vladivostok to verify how joint projects are being implemented.

The Russian president in his speech also stated the need to solve the problem of a peace treaty with Japan. “We are all one in one - the problem must be solved,” Putin said. At the same time, the president drew attention to the words of Abe that each of the parties has his own vision of this issue.

“The past should not interfere with us to go forward. But, of course, we must think, think about how to get rid of problems that we do not let us go as fast as we would like. I hope that we will solve these problems,” the president said. “When solving these problems, none of the parties should feel infringed or lost. There are a few examples of such an approach and such a decision in history. But I really hope that we can give such an example.”

On Friday, a bilateral meeting of Putin and Abe took place. It was attended only by politicians and their translators. During the meeting, the leaders talked to "you".

The peace treaty between Russia and Japan will become the main topic of Putin’s visit planned for December, a source in the government of Japan said . He emphasized that the role of Putin’s negotiations and ABE will become decisive when coordinating the details of the contract. At the same time, the source noted that the economic cooperation of the two countries will not depend on the signing of a peace treaty.

On Thursday, in an interview with Bloomberg, Putin admitted that Russia and Japan will be able to find a compromise in the territorial dispute around the Kuril Islands. “We are not talking about some exchange, about some sales, we are talking about finding a solution in which none of the parties will feel in vain, none of the parties will feel neither defeated nor the loser,” Putin emphasized.

“We do not trade in territories, although the problem of concluding a peace treaty with Japan is, of course, a key and we would really like to find a solution to this problem with our Japanese friends,” the president emphasized. “The contract was signed back in 1956, and, surprisingly, he was ratified by the Supreme Soviet of the USSR and the Japanese parliament. But then the Japanese side refused to fulfill it, and then the Soviet Union, as it were, the Soviet Union He also nullified all the agreement under this agreement. "

On Thursday, the Mainichi Simbun newspaper reported that the authorities of Japan would offer residents of the southern smoking to stay on the islands if they are transferred to Russia by the Japanese side. According to the publication, this is part of the “new approach” of Tokyo in the decision of the territorial dispute, which was said by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during his visit to Sochi in May.