Abe, Putin agree to revive Japan-Russia security talks, discuss Syria

By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Katya Golubkova NAGATO, Japan (Reuters) - Japan and Russia agreed at a summit on Thursday to revive security talks and start discussing economic cooperation on disputed islands at the core of a row that has kept them from signing a peace treaty formally ending World War Two. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin also talked about Syria, with Abe conveying to Putin his concern over the deteriorating humanitarian situation and Putin offering to work with other countries to settle the Syrian problem, a Japanese government spokesman said.

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