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Medvedev ready to discuss any issues with Japan's PM
MOSCOW, November 8 (Itar-Tass) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is
open to discussing any issues that can be touched upon during his meeting
with Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan on the sidelines of the
Asia-Pacific Economic cooperation summit in Yokohama on November 13-14,
the president's top foreign policy advisor, Sergei Prikhodko, said on
Monday.
"Taking into account Japan's address we announced our positive
attitude to possible meeting with Japan's prime minister. There are no
obstacles for such meeting. We are ready to discuss any themes," he said.
"Traditionally meetings with our partners are held on the sidelines of
the APEC summits. Their number depends on the program of work and on the
possibility to coordinate leaders' schedules," he said.
The president's economic advisor, Arkady Dvorkovich, said in turn "the
leaders of Russia and Japan cannot but touch upon the territorial issue at
their meetings, this issue is always high on the agenda of such meetings."
"I think these talks will be not an exception," he said. "I am
confident that the Japanese side will raise the issue."
Dvorkovich noted that "the Russian president's visit to the South
Kuriles will not affect the course of the APEC summit."
Medvedev's recent trip to Kunashir that Japan describes as its
Northern territories evoked protests in Tokyo, however they were rejected
by the Russian side. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the Russian
leader plans to visit other islands of the South Kuriles.
On the sidelines of the APEC summit Medvedev will also meet with top
managers of Japan's ten leading companies that specialize on investment
activities in different sectors.
"These are representatives of companies that operate in different
sectors that we defined as priorities for our innovative development -
energy efficiency, nuclear power, telecommunications, information
technologies and medical technologies. Each of them will make their
proposals on concrete projects," Dvorkovich said.
Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan said on Monday he saw no prospects for finding fast solutions to the territorial dispute and called for changing the tactics in the dialogue with Moscow.
"This is not the issue that can be resolved by one round of talks, by one meeting," he said. "We have to change the strategy and take all
efforts to return the islands."
Kan did not disclose how he would change his approach to the dialogue with Moscow.
open to discussing any issues that can be touched upon during his meeting
with Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan on the sidelines of the
Asia-Pacific Economic cooperation summit in Yokohama on November 13-14,
the president's top foreign policy advisor, Sergei Prikhodko, said on
Monday.
"Taking into account Japan's address we announced our positive
attitude to possible meeting with Japan's prime minister. There are no
obstacles for such meeting. We are ready to discuss any themes," he said.
"Traditionally meetings with our partners are held on the sidelines of
the APEC summits. Their number depends on the program of work and on the
possibility to coordinate leaders' schedules," he said.
The president's economic advisor, Arkady Dvorkovich, said in turn "the
leaders of Russia and Japan cannot but touch upon the territorial issue at
their meetings, this issue is always high on the agenda of such meetings."
"I think these talks will be not an exception," he said. "I am
confident that the Japanese side will raise the issue."
Dvorkovich noted that "the Russian president's visit to the South
Kuriles will not affect the course of the APEC summit."
Medvedev's recent trip to Kunashir that Japan describes as its
Northern territories evoked protests in Tokyo, however they were rejected
by the Russian side. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the Russian
leader plans to visit other islands of the South Kuriles.
On the sidelines of the APEC summit Medvedev will also meet with top
managers of Japan's ten leading companies that specialize on investment
activities in different sectors.
"These are representatives of companies that operate in different
sectors that we defined as priorities for our innovative development -
energy efficiency, nuclear power, telecommunications, information
technologies and medical technologies. Each of them will make their
proposals on concrete projects," Dvorkovich said.
Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan said on Monday he saw no prospects for finding fast solutions to the territorial dispute and called for changing the tactics in the dialogue with Moscow.
"This is not the issue that can be resolved by one round of talks, by one meeting," he said. "We have to change the strategy and take all
efforts to return the islands."
Kan did not disclose how he would change his approach to the dialogue with Moscow.
