# Japanese ambassador to appear at Russian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday

https://mins.news/en/item/24305

- TASS, 2026-08-17 15:15 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2174281

> Japanese Ambassador Akira Muto will appear at Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday after missing an earlier summons, spokesman Maria Zakharova said. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Muto had cited illness. The summons followed Tokyo’s protest against Vladimir Putin’s visit to Iturup Island.

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