VLADIVOSTOK (Sputnik) — Putin's visit to Japan will take place in December, according to Russian Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov.
"As a neighbor, Japan is ready to make every effort for the development of Japanese-Russian cooperation in the region," Abe said at the meeting with Putin on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF).
"Since our last meeting [in Sochi]… we are carrying out preparations for Vladimir Putin's visit to Japan," he said.
Abe presented a bilateral economic plan during his Sochi visit in May. The plan covers such areas as oil and gas development and the modernization of ports and airports in the Far East.