Abe also plans to suggest that these negotiations should be carried out on the basis of the 1956 Soviet–Japanese Joint Declaration stipulating the end of the state of war and the restoration of diplomatic ties between the two countries, Mainichi Shimbun reported.
The prime minister plans to reaffirm Tokyo’s commitment to one of the document’s provisions stating that the Habomai islets and Shikotan in the Kuril Islands archipelago may come under Japanese jurisdiction following the conclusion of a peace treaty with Russia, according to the newspaper.
