Japan and Russia started negotiations Monday over Tokyo’s fishing quota for salmon and trout spawned in Russian rivers, a move seen as controversial because Tokyo has to pay a fishery rights fee to Moscow despite the country being hit by international sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine.
It is not known whether the two governments can strike a deal in the virtual talks, as Russia opposes the sanctions imposed by Japan, the United States, Europe and other parties.
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