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1. The Japan-Russia UN Consultation was held in Moscow, Russia, on July 24th (Monday), 2017. Mr.Satoshi Suzuki, Deputy Minister for Foreign Policy, exchanged views with Mr. Gennadiy Mikhaylovich GATILOV, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, and Mr. Aleksandr Anatolievich PANKIN, Director of the Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
2. In this consultation, Japan and Russia exchanged views on regional issues discussed at the UN Security Council such as North Korea and Syria, and UN reform including the Security Council reform.

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　　This consultation took place based on “2017 consultation plan between the Japanese and Russian Ministries of Foreign Affairs”, which was signed on the occasion of Japan-Russia Summit Meeting last December.