ロシアの北方領土特区計画「遺憾」　加藤官房長官

　加藤勝信官房長官は６日の記者会見で、ロシアのプーチン大統領が北方領土で関税免除の特別地区を創設すると表明したことについて、「ロシア法令を前提に地域の経済開発に関する制度を導入することはわが国の立場と相いれず、遺憾だ」と述べた。外務省の徳田修一欧州局審議官が駐日ロシア大使館のオベチコ次席公使に抗議したことも明らかにした。
　加藤氏は日ロ共同経済活動に関し「双方の法的立場を害することなく実施することで一致している」と指摘し、ロシア側との協議を今後も継続していく意向を示した。（2021/09/06-12:34）

Japan has lodged a protest against a plan by Russia to create a tariff-free zone on four northwestern Pacific islands at the center of a territorial dispute between the two countries, Chief Cabinet Katsunobu Kato said Monday.
   "It is regrettable that Russia plans to introduce a system related to regional economic development on the basis of its laws and regulations," Kato told a press conference, adding that such a move would conflict with Japan's position on the territorial issue.
   At an economic forum in Vladivostok on Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country would establish such a special district in order to attract investment to the islands, effectively controlled by Russia.
   Shuichi Tokuda, deputy director-general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's European Affairs Bureau, made a protest over the Russian move during a meeting with a senior official at the Russian Embassy in Tokyo, according to Kato.
   Japan and Russia have agreed to conduct joint economic activities on the disputed islands without undermining the legal position of either side, Kato said, suggesting that Tokyo will continue its negotiations with Moscow.