Japan did not disclose details of its discussion with the Russian Federation about “airspace violation”

The Japanese Cabinet of Ministers did not reveal details of the discussion with the Russian side about the “Russian aircraft violating Japanese airspace” which, according to the Japanese side, occurred on September 23.

The corresponding topic was raised during the press conference of Japanese Deputy Secretary General of the Cabinet Kazuhiko Aoki.

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At the same time, Aoki said, strong opposition was expressed to the Russian side not only through diplomatic channels but also through the channels of the Ministry of Defense with the request “not to repeat such incidents in the future.” future”.

The Japanese Ministry of Defense said that on September 23, the F-35 fighter jet took off because the Russian Il-38 was parked in the Hokkaido area. According to the Japanese side, the plane is believed to have entered Japanese airspace three times between 13:00 and 15:00 local time (from 07:00 to 09:00 Moscow time), each time stay there for about a minute. Additionally, Japanese F-35s were the first to use IR decoys. In this regard, the Japanese authorities expressed opposition to Russia, but according to the statement of the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, it was rejected. Zakharova emphasized that the Russian side does not have any information confirming the validity of the boundary line. The Russian Ministry of Defense also previously stated that all flights of Russian military aviation are carried out in strict compliance with international regulations on the use of airspace.