It is no accident that I mention our American friends, as they are always influencing our relations with our neighbors either directly or behind the scenes. Sometimes you don't even know who to talk to - the governments of certain countries or directly to their American patrons.

Economic crimes are complex in nature, difficult to untangle, and they must be investigated according to the procedures set by the law.

Sanctions against such country as Russia are unlikely to be effective.

The point is that in any country, including the United States, may be in the United States even more often than in any other country, foreign policy is used for internal political struggle.

Absolute trust is something hard to achieve even in a family, and it is much harder to achieve on an international level.

Prime Minister [Shinzō Abe] and I have spoken a lot, and we said all the right things, in my opinion, about creating an atmosphere of trust and friendship between our nations and peoples.

Protest actions and propaganda are two slightly different things.