Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan have reaffirmed their determination to develop bilateral cooperation, the Russian Foreign Minister said on Saturday.
Medvedev and Kan met in the Japanese city of Yokohama earlier on Saturday.
"Both leaders have reaffirmed their determination to develop Russian-Japanese cooperation in the economic, humanitarian and political spheres," Sergei Lavrov told journalists after the meeting.
"The president has stressed the need for a more active stance on the international stage, including in the Asia Pacific region where Russia and Japan can contribute to the solution to the [region's] problems," he added.
YOKOHAMA, November 13 (RIA Novosti)
