MOSCOW, October 1. /TASS/. Moscow is interested in cooperating with Japan but is also concerned about its militarization plans, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a plenary session of the Valdai Discussion Club.

"We are interested in cooperation with Japan. At the same time, we are concerned about Japan’s militarization plans, and I cannot avoid saying so. We are concerned about the policy of creating military-political blocs in the region. I have to say this," Putin noted.