Russia terminated its cooperation agreement with Japan on the destruction of nuclear weapons

Mondo Finance Updated on 2024-02-07

According to TASS on November 9, Russia has terminated the cooperation agreement signed with Japan on nuclear destruction. The order was signed by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, and the document was published.

The order demands: "To terminate the agreement between the Russian Federation** and Japan** signed in Tokyo on 13 October 1993 on cooperation in the field of the destruction of nuclear reductions in the Russian Federation and the establishment of a cooperation committee for this purpose." ”

Russia was instructed to inform the Japanese side of the decision.

According to the report, the purpose of the agreement is to promote the safe destruction of nuclear **, and Moscow must reduce nuclear ** in accordance with bilateral or multilateral treaties and its unilateral decisions. To this end, a special commission has been set up between Russia and Japan, within the framework of which priority directions for such cooperation are determined, information and research results are exchanged, and concrete cooperation programmes are developed.

In addition, according to Taiwan's "** News Agency" on November 10, Russia announced on the 9th that it would terminate the nuclear arms reduction agreement with Japan, including the dismantling of Russia's decommissioned nuclear submarines. Although the Russian side did not explain the reason, Japanese media speculated that it may be caused by the deterioration of relations between the two countries due to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

According to the report, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Japan and Russia** signed this agreement in October 1993, with the aim of promoting the prevention of nuclear weapons proliferation and solving environmental problems, etc., and Japan and Russia also established a committee composed of relevant people.

According to the agreement, the cooperation plan includes the dismantling of decommissioned Russian nuclear submarines abandoned in the Russian Far East, with funding and technical assistance from Japan.

According to the report, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said on the 10th that the Japanese side had not received a notice from Russia in advance, and it was quite regrettable that the Russian side unilaterally announced the matter to the Japanese side, and would confirm the matter through diplomatic channels. (Compiled by Zheng Yu).

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