Putin proposes to cooperate Japan

Russian President Vladimir Putin said, Russia and Japan should cooperate to stop poaching, smuggling and other problems in his country's Far East.He told Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba that an ongoing territorial dispute on Russian-held islands claimed by Japan off Hokkaido should not prevent the countries from working together.Putin who met Gemba in the southern Russian resort of Sochi on July 28th.

Gemba referred to a dispute over a group of Russian-held islands claimed by Japan off Hokkaido. He suggested that foreign and vice foreign ministers meet to hammer out a peace treaty.Putin responded that Russia is ready to explore a solution. But he also said he doesn't believe the lack of a peace treaty should prevent the two countries from working together.Media agencies