On October 30, in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, "on the sidelines" of the G20 Council of Ministers, at the request of the Japanese side, a short conversation took place between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Japanese Foreign Minister T. Mutagi, during which the bilateral relations were touched upon. The Russian side emphasized that in order to resume full-fledged interstate dialogue, Tokyo must abandon its unfriendly course.

On October 30, in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, "on the sidelines" of the G20 Council of Ministers, at the request of the Japanese side, a short conversation took place between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Japanese Foreign Minister T. Mutagi, during which the bilateral relations were touched upon. The Russian side emphasized that in order to resume full-fledged interstate dialogue, Tokyo must abandon its unfriendly course.