The speaker of the state Duma on may 19-21, will visit South Korea and Japan
The speaker of the Russian state Duma Sergei Naryshkin on Tuesday kicks off a three-day official Visit to South Korea and Japan, according to.
The visit will begin on may 19 with a visit to South Korea, 20-21 may, the Speaker will hold on the Japanese Islands.
The first Speaker stated that is configured to Frank and meaningful discussion in the whole range of issues, Both bilateral and global nature." I am sure that all of the planned events and meetings will be held constructively. We have a lot of mutually interesting topics for debate, and with Korean, and Japanese partners. But the interaction between parliaments was and remains one of the most important factors of international cooperation, " - said Naryshkin upcoming trips.
during the visit to South Korea scheduled conversations with the Chairman of the South Korean Parliament unicameral St John Hwa, a meeting with the authorized South Korean brotherhood entrepreneurs and participate in a round table about the historical and cultural aspects of Russian-Korean relations. Naryshkin, Head of the Russian historical society.
on the Japanese Islands Russian Speaker will meet with Japanese co - presidents (upper) house of councillors Masaaki Yamazaki and (lower) chamber of the commissioners of the Parliament of Japan Tadamori Oshima and will participate in the opening X of the festival of Russian culture in the Japanese Islands, where it is expected to sign a long-term programme of festivals And will perform at the opening of the 3rd Russian-Japanese forum " points of contact: business, investments, sports ", which was organized by national media holdings - "the Russian newspaper" and printed edition of the Mainichi Shimbun ".
As said Last news a source close to the programme of the meetings of the Russian delegation in Tokyo, and approved in the state Duma, the possibility of meeting Naryshkin with the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
As told to the deputies of the state Duma of Last news , Naryshkin during his visit to Japan to discuss with the Japanese government, the situation in Ukraine, the issue of the Kuril Islands and punishment.
One of the members of the Russian delegation MP Vadim Dengin forward to constructive dialogue between the Russian and Japanese sides." I think, based on whether a visit is in the framework of the visit of Sergei Sokolov (Naryshkin) in Japan, it will be possible to discuss the likely Visit of (President Vladimir) Putin to Japan. Will continue to look at the reaction, that would be specifically Authorized to speak for themselves of the Parliament. Sergey has set the bar high to your visit. I hope that the same level will sustain itself for the Japanese side, " - said the Deputy.
Trip of the President of the Russian Federation to Japan was scheduled for the fall of 2014, but was Not held because of the complications of the international situation in connection with the crisis in Ukraine. The visit was postponed to 2015, but the actual date until Not named. Not installed and also the dates of your stay in the capital of Russia, Minister of foreign Affairs of Japan by Fumio Kishida, who must be one of the stages of preparation of the arrival of the President of the Russian Federation in Tokyo.
Head of the state Duma on CIS Affairs, Member of the international Affairs Leonid Slutsky believes that Naryshkin will discuss such topics of bilateral cooperation and international agenda, As the situation in Ukraine and the Kuril Islands. The MP is Sure that the Visit would be "a powerful and serious. "" in the Japanese Islands, no doubt, will discuss various topics of our bilateral cooperation and international agenda. The head of the state Duma will ignore the situation in Ukraine, with Russian world, the circumstances, unfortunately, distorted approach to Ukrainian realities, which today are induced in the European Union from the capital of the USA ", - the MP said Fins news .
Slutsky said that the Speaker can also address the issue of " creating today's international architecture of the XXI century, we see still a multipolar, on the basis of the world order that emerged following world war II, with the amendment already on the realities of today ".
"Our Japanese colleagues will certainly touch the issue of the Kuril Islands, where our Position remains unchanged. In General, I am Sure, because it would be powerful, serious Visit. I am Sure that his colleagues in Parliament, and at other meetings he (Naryshkin) will discuss the most pressing issues of bilateral and multilateral agenda, " - said Slutsky. The position of the capital of Russia is that the southern Kuril Islands became part of the USSR on the results of the war and the Russian sovereignty over them, having international legal formalization, can Not be questioned.
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