For the first time in five years, Sergey Lavrov met with the Japanese Foreign Ministry Toshimitsu Mutagi. The negotiations took place on the sidelines of the G20 in Atlanta. As reported by the Russian Foreign Ministry, the meeting was held at the initiative of the Japanese side. To resume a full dialogue between the two countries, Tokyo needs to abandon its unfriendly ways, Lavrov noted.

For the first time in five years, Sergey Lavrov met with the Japanese Foreign Ministry Toshimitsu Mutagi. The negotiations took place on the sidelines of the G20 in Atlanta. As reported by the Russian Foreign Ministry, the meeting was held at the initiative of the Japanese side. To resume a full dialogue between the two countries, Tokyo needs to abandon its unfriendly ways, Lavrov noted.