Russia is inviting foreign partners to help it develop fisheries around Pacific islands where Moscow and Tokyo have rival territorial claims and says it will give Tokyo priority; but if it doesn't jump at the chance, other investors will. President Vladimir Putin's special envoy for Russia's Far Eastern region Yuri Trutnev said the offer was part of a broader plan to develop a huge territory rich in resources but poorly developed and lacking infrastructure from roads and labor to communications. A farming project with China was also proposed. Japan has shown no interest in such offers in the past, eschewing any action that would imply Russian sovereignty.....snip~ http://news.yahoo.com/russia-invites-japan-fish-around-disputed-islands-122451722--business.html What do you think, should the Japanese accept this offer? If they let it go, Russia will get other Foreign Investors to jump in with it. Namely China who already has a dispute going with Japan.
Well, the Japanese put their floating canneries in the Persian Gulf about 40 years ago and pretty much took all the shrimp..
The Japanese aren't disputing any Islands in the Persian Gulf. But they are with Russia. They cant accept the Offer as then they are giving sovereignty to Russia. But they can counter offer Russia with the same while showing Russia that they to have investors ready to put up. Which Japan should let Russia know by actions that they have investors out and about with them.
Looks like Japan will ignore Russia's offer. Still they might want to think about getting their own Foreign Investors to counter Putin. I wonder what happened to all Russian residents around here. You would think they would be in here blaming the US for what Japan is doing.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is just waiting for Tokyo to propose a date for him to visit Japan -- which has a festering territorial dispute with Moscow -- Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday. "Nothing is preventing President Vladimir Putin's visit to Japan," Lavrov said. "For it to take place, the invitation that was made long ago needs to get some kind of specific date." Lavrov added that Moscow "will consider" whatever dates Tokyo proposes, in comments to Asian media outlets according to a transcript on his ministry's website. Lavrov on Tuesday criticised Japan for joining Western countries in imposing sanctions against Moscow over the Ukraine crisis, suggesting Tokyo's foreign policy was guided by the United States and European Union. "We understand perfectly that unfortunately, Japan is not the only country that is not fully independent in its foreign policy," he said. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-3536389/Putin-visit-Japan-island-row-lingers.html Russia and Japan could agree on settling the territorial dispute on amicable terms. Out of four Kuril islands, Russia may return two small islands (Habomai, Shikotan) in exchange for a peace treaty, while keeping the two major islands, which are strategically important. Stalin didn't plan to occupy the two small islands in 1945 and there was a consensus at the time that the Southern Kuril islands were composed of Kunashir and Iturup, which the Soviets were entitled to occupy under the Potsdam Declaration.
