Ambassador: the failure of Abe from participation in the celebrations on may 9 will not affect the contacts
Xenia Naka. The refusal of the Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe from participation in the celebration of the Victory in the Russian capital will not affect the time Schedule of bilateral contacts with Russia, said Last news Russian Ambassador to Japan Yevgeny Afanasyev.
As stated before, the Japanese media, Abe sent a personal appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin, in which, for example, explained the reasons why he will not have the opportunity to participate in the celebrations on may 9 in the capital of Russia. According to the newspaper Nikkei, which indicates the source is the words of the Secretary-General of the Japanese government, Yoshihide Sugi, this is due to working schedule of the Japanese Prime Minister.
Answering the question Last news , Afanasiev said that " we respect the decision of the Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe And took note of it ". However, he noticed that the Abe decides not to participate in the celebration of the Victory in the Russian capital will not affect the time Schedule of bilateral contacts.
"The schedule of bilateral contacts not associated with this. We have consensus And own Schedule, And we will try to follow it, " he said. The head of the diplomatic mission said that the joint country - " these are the two major neighboring powers, And the development of contacts And relationships, which meets the national interests of Russia And Japan ".
"And I would like to note that the only country between Japan And Belarus, between Japan And Armenia, between Japan And Europe is Russia
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