The Embassy of Japan in Moscow announced a decisive protest in connection with the conduct of training firing on the open sea without an early notification for foreign ships and vessels. This is stated in the message of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
“On June 4, the Japanese Embassy in Moscow announced a decisive protest in connection with May 23 on the open sea of 18.5 km north -east of Cape Sireetoko (O. Hokkaido) of training shooting with the participation of the Kawagiri patrol boat at sea of Japan without an early alert for foreign ships and vessels,” -traces from the same time, traces from messages.
The Russian department noted that “irresponsible actions of this kind in the immediate vicinity of the borders of the Russian Federation represent an obvious violation of international law, create direct risks for civil shipping, the life and health of Russian citizens and are categorically unacceptable.”
“In the corresponding note of the Russian Foreign Ministry, a requirement for the Japanese side is also appropriate to clarify the essence of what happened and take comprehensive measures so that similar incidents are not repeated in the future,” the message said.
On June 4, a meeting of Russian Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko with the Ambassador of Japan to Moscow Actr Muto also took place.
“A number of issues related to the current state of Russian -Japanese connections were discussed. Once again, it was stated on the Russian side that targeted efforts of official Tokyo relations between the two countries were degraded to an unprecedentedly low level,” follows the message.
“It was emphasized that the path to the resumption of the interstate dialogue will be discovered only by the refusal of the Japanese government confirmed by practical actions, which is implemented in line with the” Western “solidarity in connection with the situation around Ukraine,” the Foreign Ministry noted.