Moscow considers statements on possible foreign troops deployment on the South Kuril Islands as inappropriate, Russian Ambassador to Japan Mikhail Galuzin told Sputnik
TOKYO (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 07th February, 2019) Moscow considers statements on possible foreign troops deployment on the South Kuril Islands as inappropriate, Russian Ambassador to Japan Mikhail Galuzin told Sputnik.
According to Galuzin, the issues of sovereignty and transfer of South Kurils are not discussed during Russia-Japan talks.
"That's why the statements about a possibility of even hypothetical deployment of foreign armed forces on the Russian territories are at least inappropriate," Galuzin said.
The Kuril Islands dispute has been souring Moscow-Tokyo relations for decades and serves as the main stumbling rock to signing a permanent peace treaty after the end of World War II. Both countries claim a group of four islands, namely Iturup, Kunashir, Shikotan and Habomai.
