Lavrov says hard to solve Russia-Japan peace treaty issue![]() December 3, 2016 - 15:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday, December 3 it would be difficult to close the gap in positions over a peace treaty with Japan, Reuters reports. A territorial dispute between Tokyo and Moscow over a chain of western Pacific islands, seized by Soviet troops at the end of World War Two, has upset diplomatic relations ever since, precluding a formal peace treaty between the two countries. Speaking at a joint briefing with Japan's Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida in Moscow, Lavrov also said a United States' anti-missile system in the Asia Pacific region presented a threat. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |