MOSCOW. Jan 15 (Interfax) - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov and Japanese Senior Deputy Foreign Minister Takeo Mori met on Tuesday to discuss the upcoming Russian-Japanese summit, among other things, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry.
"The dialogue included a discussion of a number of relevant aspects of Russian-Japanese relations, particularly in the context of preparations for the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on January 22 of this year," the ministry said.