Japan, Russia to hold summit on June 29 as territorial row continues

Japanese and Russian leaders will meet June 29 on the fringes of the upcoming Group of 20 summit in Japan, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday following talks with his Japanese counterpart Taro Kono over issues linked to their decades-long territorial dispute.During the talks, the two agreed to work toward materializing a plan to conduct joint economic activities on the group of disputed islands off Hokkaido, which Japan hopes will help lay the groundwork to resolve the territorial row."We confirmed that we'll go forward in a flexible and constructive manner," Kono said at a …READ FULL ARTICLE