Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet for talks Monday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly session in New York, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Friday.

The talks would be seen as a breakthrough of sorts after months of chill in bilateral ties reflecting tension over disputed islands off Hokkaido and Russia's actions in Ukraine.

During a five-day visit to New York from Saturday, Abe is scheduled to address the assembly's 70th session on Tuesday and a U.N. summit on Sunday where member states will adopt an agenda for sustainable development from 2015 and onward, Suga said.