Japan refused to sign a peace treaty with Russia
In the period from June 28 to 29, 2019, in the Japanese city of Osaka, the next G20 summit is to be held, in which the heads of state and government with the most developed the economy. Within the framework of the mentioned summit, a meeting is planned between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Even US President Donald Trump wanted to talk with the Russian leader.
And so, it became known that the Japanese government decided to abandon the conclusion of a framework agreement with Russia on a peace treaty. It was planned to prepare it (the framework agreement) long before that, and the peace treaty itself should have been ready for the Osaka summit. It was planned to solemnly sign on Japanese soil in the presence of leaders of other countries. After which, in the fall of 2019, the peace treaty had to be ratified in the parliaments of Russia and Japan.
That is how predicted developments of some Japanese experts. But it was the most optimistic and fastest scenario. The deadlines have moved. But nothing terrible happened, because they had lived somehow for the last 70 years. It’s just that reality turned out to be much more complicated and made its own adjustments. After all, Japan is not a completely independent country.
As for the framework agreement itself, Tokyo had to confirm in writing the Joint Declaration of the USSR and Japan of 1956. According to the declaration, Moscow agreed to transfer part of the southern Kuril Islands (Shikotan island and the Habomai ridge) to Japan, after the conclusion of a peace treaty.
However, negotiations between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono did not yield a positive result. The parties could not overcome the differences on a number of historical issues and issues of modern security. As a result, Russia and Japan agreed only on joint economic activities in the southern Kuril Islands.
And so, it became known that the Japanese government decided to abandon the conclusion of a framework agreement with Russia on a peace treaty. It was planned to prepare it (the framework agreement) long before that, and the peace treaty itself should have been ready for the Osaka summit. It was planned to solemnly sign on Japanese soil in the presence of leaders of other countries. After which, in the fall of 2019, the peace treaty had to be ratified in the parliaments of Russia and Japan.
That is how predicted developments of some Japanese experts. But it was the most optimistic and fastest scenario. The deadlines have moved. But nothing terrible happened, because they had lived somehow for the last 70 years. It’s just that reality turned out to be much more complicated and made its own adjustments. After all, Japan is not a completely independent country.
As for the framework agreement itself, Tokyo had to confirm in writing the Joint Declaration of the USSR and Japan of 1956. According to the declaration, Moscow agreed to transfer part of the southern Kuril Islands (Shikotan island and the Habomai ridge) to Japan, after the conclusion of a peace treaty.
However, negotiations between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono did not yield a positive result. The parties could not overcome the differences on a number of historical issues and issues of modern security. As a result, Russia and Japan agreed only on joint economic activities in the southern Kuril Islands.
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