The Japanese government through its embassy in Moscow sent to the Russian Foreign Ministry note, in which he expressed regret over the upcoming military exercise in the Kuril Islands, reports the newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun.
Russian diplomats have rejected the application Tokyo, specifying, that the doctrine of a missile firing will be carried out within the territory of the Russian Federation, and the question of its cancellation will not be considered.
Japan's Foreign Ministry this information has not yet commented.
According to the newspaper, about the upcoming Iturup scientists from the Russian side informed 14 June, the Japanese Maritime Safety Agency (It combines the functions of the rescue service and the Coast Guard). department, in its turn, It sent out a warning to all shipping companies, including fishing.
The publication suggests, that the shooting will be carried out within the framework of the doctrine of anti-complexes.
Recall, 11 June Tokyo official expressed Russia protested the gasket on the southern islands of the Kuril ridge line of fiber optic. The works should be completed in the next year.
Japan claims the southern part of the Kuril Islands, They are calling it their "Northern Territories". Tokyo disputes of islands Iturup, Kunashir, Shikotan, and the uninhabited Habomai ridge. they all became part of the Soviet Union at the end of the Second World War. However, due to the fact, that the peace agreement is signed between the two countries, their status is still not fixed.
