Russia suspended the agreement with Japan in the field of fisheries
Russia suspended cooperation with Japan on natural resources. About this June 7th reported Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.
Under a bilateral agreement, under the Agreement between Moscow and Tokyo, Japan can fish in the southern Kuriles in the calculation of Russia’s volumes in exchange for payment and assistance to the Sakhalin Region.
“Unfortunately, Tokyo has taken a plan to freeze the payments supposed to be agreed upon, delaying the signing of the annual executive document on the provision of gratuitous technical assistance to the Sakhalin Region, which is an essential requirement for compliance with this internecine agreement,” Zakharova said.
She added that because of this, Russia is suspending action until Japan fulfills its obligations.
Zakharova’s statement was made after the night of June 7, Japan introduced another package has been assembled in relation to Russia. The Rosselkhozbank and the Moscow Credit Bank fell under the definition – Tokyo froze their assets. It will be possible to make payments and make transactions with them only after obtaining proper permission from the Japanese authorities. In addition, Tokyo banned the export of goods that “receive the industrial base” of Russia. It is not clear what kind of goods it is.
In addition, in mid-March, Japan expanded a list of goods and technologies that are prohibited for export to Russia. The restrictions affected 300 items of goods and technologies, in particular, semiconductors, equipment for maritime and aviation security, telecommunications equipment, communications equipment, military products and others.
Tokyo also froze the assets of Otkritie, Novikombank, Sovcombank, VTB, Rossiya Bank, Promsvyazbank and VEB.RF. The country has introduced personal instructions for Russian representatives, including President Vladimir Putin and several businessmen.