Japan's Abe says he plans to meet with Putin in Russia this week

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday he planned to meet with Russia...

FILE PHOTO: Russia's President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a news conference after the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan June 29, 2019. Yuri Kadobnov/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday he planned to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week when he attends the Eastern Economic Forum to be held in Vladivostok Sept 4-6. Abe said he wanted to make progress towards talks over a peace treaty and joint economic activities in the four disputed Russian-held islands off Japan’s northern region of Hokkaido.Our Standards:

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