The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has set the condition that the restoration of relations with Japan is possible only if Tokyo abandons its anti-Russian course, said department official Maria Zakharova. Regarding Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's meeting with his Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi on the sidelines of the G20 Foreign Ministers' meeting in Atlanta on October 30, Zakharova said she was "brief" and discussed bilateral relations, which were severely degraded by Tokyo's actions.