Fumio KishidaTOKYO, Mar 22 Japanese authorities will not revise that part of the draft budget for 2022 financial year, which concerns joint economic activities with Russia, however, it is necessary to conduct a detailed assessment of further actions, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said during a debate in the upper house of parliament. whether the authorities plan to exclude a part of the budget for joint economic activities with Russia from the draft budget and whether the refusal to revise will send the wrong message to the international community. «As I said before, we will not revise the parts in the existing draft budget,» Kishida said. Together However, the Japanese Prime Minister added that «a detailed assessment must be carried out regarding further actions.» The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday that Moscow and as a response to unfriendly steps, Tokyo refuses to negotiate a peace treaty with Japan, stops visa-free travel of Japanese citizens to the southern Kuril Islands, withdraws from the dialogue with Japan on establishing joint economic activities in the southern Kuriles.
Kishida commented on Russia's refusal to dialogue with Tokyo on a peace treaty
