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Japan demands release of national in meeting with Russia's Lavrov
Japan said Motegi urged Russia to free a detained national as the two sides held a rare G20 meeting amid strained ties over Ukraine.
- On Friday, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi met Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the G20 sidelines in Atlanta and demanded the release of a Japanese national detained in Russia's Sakhalin region.
- Tensions between the two nations have worsened in recent months after Russia labeled Japan "unfriendly" following Tokyo's decision to join Western sanctions against Moscow over the war in Ukraine.
- Russia detained a Japanese journalist in Sakhalin this month on suspicion of espionage, adding friction to the rare high-level meeting held at Japan's request during the G20 summit.
- Motegi issued a demarche regarding various issues, while the Russian Foreign Ministry emphasized that dialogue resumption requires Tokyo to give up "unfriendly" policies toward Moscow.
- The two countries have yet to sign a World War Two peace treaty due to a long-running territorial dispute over the Kuril Islands, known in Japan as the Northern Territories.
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Japan demands release of national in meeting with Russia's Lavrov
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi met Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of a G20 meeting in Atlanta on Friday and demanded the release of a Japanese national detained in Russia's Sakhalin region.
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Japan Demands Release Of Detained Citizen
Japan has demanded the immediate release of a Japanese national detained in Russia during a rare high-level meeting between the two countries’ foreign ministers… The post Japan Demands Release Of Detained Citizen appeared first on Latest Breaking News - News Central TV.
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