KYOTO (Sputnik) — Dvorkovich, heading the Russian delegation, arrived in Kyoto to meet Abe and participate in the international Science and Technology in Society forum.
"In the framework of the plan, involving eight directions [of cooperation], we discussed the opportunity for preparing concrete projects that might serve as a basis for signing agreements," Dvorkovich told journalists.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe presented the eight-point plan for bilateral economic cooperation during his visit to Russia's southern city of Sochi in May. The plan covers such areas as oil and gas development and the modernization of ports and airports in the Far East.
