Lavrov Moscow hopes US-Japanese relations to create no problems for Russia

Itar Tass
Saturday 2nd November, 2013

TOKYO, November 2 (Itar-Tass) – Moscow hopes that relations between the United States and Japan will not pose any problems to Russia, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said after two-plus-two format talks between the foreign and defence ministers of the two countries on Saturday. “The two-plus-two format is not an encroachment on Japan’s relations with the United States or with any other country. We hope that the United States’ relations with Japan will not pose problems to Russia, either,” Lavrov said. “It is our fundamental principle to never make friends with any country to the de…

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