Prime Minister of Japan to visit Russia twice this year - Presidential spokesman

MOSCOW, January 25. /TASS/. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is going to visit Russia twice this year. According to the Russian Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov, the Japanese leader visit the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok in fall, and will also visit the country before that. "Abe will come; he wants to visit Russia twice this year. We already know that he is coming to the Eastern Economic Forum, and also want to come before that," Peskov said, noting that the exact dates are not yet set. Peskov did not rule out that Abe might come to Russia in April-May. Peskov said that First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov represents the Russian government in relations with Japan. On January 20, Shinzo Abe said that he would visit Russia in the near future to promote the peace treaty issue. Read more