Putin, Abe to meet on June 29 at the sidelines of G20 summit in Japan

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will hold a summit meeting on June 29, when Putin will be in Japan for a Group of 20 leaders summit, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday. Lavrov also said that talks with Japan on five joint economic activity projects on disputed islands were proceeding at a good pace, without elaborating.