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Meeting with Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe

November 15, 2015, Antalya

Vladimir Putin met with Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Antalya.

The President of Russia and the Prime Minister of Japan discussed the development of trade and economic relations and possible bilateral contacts, as well as Russian-Japanese cooperation within the framework of the UN Security Council.

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President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Recently, we had a fairly substantive discussion in New York. Several events have occurred since then, related to intensifying our cooperation: your Foreign Minister visited Russia and we continue contacts on economic issues, in various sectors. Although unfortunately, trade has suffered seriously lately.

But Japanese companies, which have invested about $12 billion in the Russian economy in total – we see and feel this, – are interested in continuing joint work and we intend to support them in various ways.

I am happy for the opportunity to meet with you and discuss all these issues.

Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe (retranslated): First of all, I would like to express my deep condolences to all Russian citizens following the Russian plane crash in Egypt.

Vladimir Putin: Thank you.

Shinzo Abe: Mr President, as you just rightly noted, Japanese-Russian relations have intensified recently. I welcome events such as the Japanese Foreign Minister’s visit to Russia, talks on signing a peace treaty at the level of deputy foreign ministers, the Eastern Economic Forum, and visit to Japan by Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich.

Our dialogue is useful and I am sure that our bilateral relations are now developing steadily. I would like to continue promoting our bilateral relations as we move forward.

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November 15, 2015, Antalya