Reference News Network January 30** According to TASS Moscow on January 30**, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev announced that Moscow plans to develop the Kuril Islands, including the deployment of new ** there.
Medvedev wrote on the Russian VK social **: "The Kuril Islands will be actively developed, and their strategic role will be strengthened, including the deployment of new ** there."
The report mentioned that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida previously said that Tokyo is still committed to resolving the Russian-Japanese territorial issue and concluding a peace treaty with Russia. To which Medvedev wrote: "No one is against the peace treaty, but one thing must be clear: according to the Russian Constitution, the 'territorial question' has been permanently resolved ......We don't care at all about the feelings of the Japanese about the so-called 'Northern Territories'. This is not 'disputed territory', this is Russian land. ”
Reuters also reported on January 30 that Medvedev said that Moscow would deploy a new ** in the Kuril Islands.
The report mentions that Russia and Japan have never signed a peace treaty that formally ended the conflict between the two countries, dating back to World War II, and the Kuril Islands remain a major obstacle to the conclusion of a peace treaty between the two sides. (Compiled by Zhao Zhipeng, Xu Yanhong).