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Japan and Russia have agreed to revive security talks... and start discussing economic cooperation on disputed islands at the center of a row that has prevented them from signing a peace treaty formally ending the Second World War.
Park Jong-hong reports.
Emerging from the high profile meeting held at a hot springs resort in southwest Japan,... the leaders, for starters, agreed to restart security talks between their foreign and defense ministers.
The talks had been suspended after Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimea region in 2014 ... a move that triggered Western sanctions.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he had frank discussions with President Vladimir Putin about the disputed western Pacific islands known in Japan as the Northern Territories and in Russia as the Southern Kuriles.
They discussed free travel by former island residents, economic activities on the islands under a special system of both countries and signing a peace treaty.
The seven-decade-long dispute over the islands has prevented the signing of a peace treaty that would formally end World War Two.
The islands were seized by Soviet forces in the final days of the war and 17-thousand Japanese were forced to flee.
The islands remain controlled by Moscow to this day.
However,... both leaders have tried to play down expectations about a breakthrough on the matter.
Japanese media said Abe brought up the North Korea nuclear issue, saying a strict implementation of UN Security Council resolutions is crucial and that he wished for Russia's cooperation on the matter.
In response, Putin is said to have underscored the need for dialogue.
The leaders also reportedly exchanged views on the Syria crisis among a range of issues.
The leaders are set to meet again in Tokyo on Friday and issue a statement at a joint press conference.
Park Jong-hong, Arirang News.

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