Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday his talks next month and beyond with Russian President Vladimir Putin will be very significant as he seeks to settle a long-standing territorial dispute with the country over a group of islets and sign a postwar peace treaty."I will build next-generation Japan-Russia ties," Abe said in a speech at the headquarters of Kyodo News in Tokyo. "From next month and thereafter, I believe summit meetings with President Putin will be extremely important."Abe, who in September secured another three-year term as president of the ruling Liberal Democratic P…READ FULL ARTICLE
