Japan positively evaluates the agreement with Russia on fishing quotas

Published 2024년 3월 15일

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The Japanese government has agreed with Russia on the terms for fishing salmon and trout in Japan's 200-mile exclusive economic zone for 2024. The quota for Japanese fishermen is 2,050 tons, with payments between 180 to 313 million yen ($1.2 million to $2.1 million). Despite ongoing tensions, Japan sees fishing as a necessary issue to address with Russia. However, Tokyo continues to assert its stance on the 1998 agreement on fishing in Russian waters near the southern Kuril Islands, a matter Moscow refuses to discuss due to Japan's anti-Russian measures.

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The Japanese government positively evaluates consultations with the Russian side, which resulted in agreement on the conditions for fishing salmon and trout in the 200-mile Japanese exclusive economic zone for 2024. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi announced this at a press conference in Tokyo. “Relations between Japan and Russia are in a difficult situation, but the government views fishing as one of the issues that Japan and Russia need to deal with as neighboring countries. For our part, we appreciate the achievement of certain results (in consultations - TASS note),” - he said. At the same time, Hayashi noted that Tokyo will continue to convey its position to Moscow regarding the 1998 agreement on fishing in Russian waters in the area of the southern part of the Kuril Islands. As the Russian Foreign Ministry stated, Moscow cannot agree on consultations on this document due to anti-Russian measures introduced by the Japanese side. “This is unacceptable, and we are ...

Source: Kvedomosti