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Russia says the former Soviet Union's memo in 1960, which called for the withdrawal of US forces in Japan, needs to be taken into account during the expected peace treaty talks with Japan.
At a news conference on Thursday, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said the negotiations will cover a whole range of issues, including security.
She also said all diplomatic documents, including the Soviet memorandum in 1960, have to be considered.
The then-Soviet government issued the memo in protest of the revision of the Japan-US security treaty in that year.
The memorandum unilaterally called for the withdrawal of all foreign forces from Japan, setting a new condition for the handover of 2 of the 4 islands known as the Northern Territories.
Japan rejected the demand. The issue became one of the elements leaving peace treaty negotiations stalled.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed in November that Japan and Russia will speed up negotiations on a peace treaty based on the 1956 joint declaration.
Russia has demanded Tokyo secure a guarantee from the US that Washington won't deploy any troops on the islands.
Russia controls the 4 islands. Japan claims them. The Japanese government maintains the islands are an inherent part of Japan's territory. It says the islands were illegally occupied after World War Two.
At a news conference on Thursday, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said the negotiations will cover a whole range of issues, including security.
She also said all diplomatic documents, including the Soviet memorandum in 1960, have to be considered.
The then-Soviet government issued the memo in protest of the revision of the Japan-US security treaty in that year.
The memorandum unilaterally called for the withdrawal of all foreign forces from Japan, setting a new condition for the handover of 2 of the 4 islands known as the Northern Territories.
Japan rejected the demand. The issue became one of the elements leaving peace treaty negotiations stalled.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed in November that Japan and Russia will speed up negotiations on a peace treaty based on the 1956 joint declaration.
Russia has demanded Tokyo secure a guarantee from the US that Washington won't deploy any troops on the islands.
Russia controls the 4 islands. Japan claims them. The Japanese government maintains the islands are an inherent part of Japan's territory. It says the islands were illegally occupied after World War Two.
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