... island-building activities
were assessed
as leading to a negative environmental impact and damaging the biological diversity.
On May 9, 2019, the U.S. format of presence in the region became even more collective: the United States, the Philippines, India, and Japan conducted joint quadrilateral exercises in Changi Bay, located on the waterway from the Strait of Malacca to the SCS. A naval expedition headed by the U.S. Navy’s USS William P. Lawrence (DDG-110) made a transit
in route
to Singapore where ASEAN+ ...
On March 5, 2019, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) hosted an annual round table in the format of the tripartite expert dialogue "Russia — Japan — USA".
On March 5, 2019, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) hosted an annual round table in the format of the tripartite expert dialogue "Russia — Japan — USA". This year the event was part of the international conference ...
...
The invigoration of dialogue between Moscow and Tokyo has again raised the question of the prospects for concluding a peace treaty. Both countries see the intensification of trade and economic cooperation as one of the goals of their negotiations. Japan’s diplomacy implies by default that solving the so-called “territorial issue” will create new conditions for commercial relations between the two countries. Russia is prepared for speeding up such relations regardless of the discussion on ...
... Japan’s right-wing
media
, which condemned Japan’s inaction as unacceptable and contrary to its national interests, since, the media claimed, it put a question mark over Japan’s commitment to liberal values and could prompt distrust. In April 2018, Japan
joined
the other G7 countries in a statement supporting Great Britain’s stance on Russia’s complicity in the poisoning in Salisbury, condemning Russia’s refusal to respond to the enquiries by the British government and calling upon Russia to “respond urgently” to the questions on “the Skripal case.” Russia’s ambassador to Japan
noted
that Japan’s signature on the document was regrettable.
Are ...
... multilateral and institutionalized format. A return to the six-party talks, probably, under a different name, is one possibility. A new format with a different list of participants, but that would still include the key regional stakeholders, Russia and Japan among them, is another one.
3. The United States and Russia should make utmost effort to overcome the vicious circle of distrust, accusations, pressure, and threats that is building up between them, and the political will necessary for this must be exercised by both sides. At the very least, Moscow and Washington should not let this negative dynamic influence the prospects of their ...
... their bilateral ties have on cooperation with countries of the region and ensuring their stability.
On March 14–15, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the National Committee on American Foreign Policy (
NCAFP
) host a U.S.–Japan–Russia Trilateral Conference in New York. This is the third event in a series that is to result in a joint trilateral report by the end 2018.
The Conference focuses on the future of Northeast Asia and the challenges and opportunities it faces....
... Korean dossier” and the growing trade deficit between the two countries, and would attempt to demonstrate that Washington today is a hard-line negotiator. South Korea was concerned Trump would denounce the United States–Korea Free Trade Agreement. Japan was worried the President of the United States would force them to enter negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement. Both Seoul and Tokyo feared that Trump, with his harsh rhetoric and unexpected gesticulations, would exacerbate the conflict ...
On September 13, 2017, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) held a round table "Russia — Japan — U.S. Relations in the Asia-Pacific".
On September 13, 2017, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) held a round table "Russia — Japan — U.S. Relations in the Asia-Pacific".
Ivan Timofeev, Director of Programs, ...
On August 2, 2017, RIAC hosted a meeting between Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, and Tadaatsu Mori, Director of Russian Division, Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
On August 2, 2017, RIAC hosted a meeting between
Andrey Kortunov
, RIAC Director General, and Tadaatsu Mori, Director of Russian Division, Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The sides exchanged opinions on ...
... events titled “Asian Dialogue” devoted to bilateral and multilateral cooperation of the Asia Pacific states, security problems and a number of the other topics of the regional agenda.
The series of meetings started by a discussion with a Japanese expert Mr. Michito Tsuruoka, Senior Research Fellow at the National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS) of the Ministry of Defense of Japan, Non-Resident Research Fellow of the Tokyo Foundation. On February 20, Mr. Tsuruoka delivered a speech ...
