Moscow. July 26. INTERFAX-A peace treaty could put an end to the dispute between Russia and Japan over the ownership of the Southern Kurils, said Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation.
"A peace treaty can put an end to this story," he told reporters on Monday, answering a corresponding question.
At the same time, the Kremlin representative noted that Russian President Vladimir Putin has been making significant efforts for many years to achieve the conclusion of this agreement.
"There are well - known difficulties and difficulties on this path, but despite their presence, at least on the part of Russia there is a firm political will to develop good relations with our eastern neighbor, with Japan," Peskov said.
According to him, Russia highly values economic and investment cooperation with Japan and looks forward to its continuation.
At the same time, Peskov refrained from answering the question whether there is any condition for concluding a peace treaty.
"I would prefer not to formulate any conditions so unambiguously. This is a very complex substance, but it is really necessary for the further development of our relations," he explained.
