MOSCOW, January 21. /TASS/. The Russian Foreign Ministry said it notified Japan of the termination of the memorandums between the two countries that set up Japan Centers for technical assistance to reforms in Russia.
"In accordance with Executive Order of the Cabinet of the Russian Federation № 11-p from January 15, 2025, the Russian Foreign Ministry notified the Japanese side on January 21 about the termination of the memorandum between the Cabinet of the Russian Federation and the Cabinet of Japan on the establishment and operation on the territory of the Russian Federation of Japan Centers for technical assistance to reforms in the Russian Federation," the ministry said in a statement.
According to the ministry, the agreements were reached "on the basis of understanding that cooperation with Japan in implementing transformations in Russia will facilitate, as the memorandums stated, the establishment of a productive partnership between the two countries, as well as the strengthening and comprehensive development of ties in various domains, including economic and cultural ones."
"The unprecedented unfriendly steps that has been taken by Tokyo against our country since February 2022, including illegitimate sanctions against the Russian leadership, citizens, financial institutions and entire sectors of the economy, the cancellation of Russia's most-favored-nation status in trade, participation - regardless of the form it takes - in the theft of sovereign assets, are contrary to the spirit and letter of the memorandums," the ministry stated. "As the Japanese government continues its anti-Russian policy, it is obvious that the goals and objectives declared in these documents have lost their relevance, and the cooperation for which they provided a basis has run its course.".