3 Jul 2012 15:26

Lavrov hopes to meet Japanese counterpart soon

MOSCOW. July 3 (Interfax) - The Russian-Japanese talks on bilateral cooperation will continue in the very near future at a meeting of the two countries' foreign ministers, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

"We hope that very soon there will be another meeting between the Russian and Japanese foreign ministers, where we shall discuss all issues concerning such a comprehensive, all-inclusive growth of cooperation, discuss in substance and constructively," Lavrov told a press conference in Moscow on Tuesday, responding to a question posed by Interfax.