Japan's Suga, Russia's Putin planning to hold telephone talks on Tues.

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Russian President Vladimir Putin are planning to hold their first talks on Tuesday after the premier took office last week to succeed Shinzo Abe, a Japanese government source said Saturday.During the talks by phone, the two leaders are expected to reaffirm their countries' commitment to continuing bilateral negotiations toward signing a postwar peace treaty and the necessity for economic cooperation.Japan and Russia have struggled to resolve a long-standing territorial dispute regarding Russian-held isles off Hokkaido, called the Northern Territori…READ FULL ARTICLE