Kremlin says Abe to meet Putin in Russia on April 27

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during an upper house panel session at the Parliament in Tokyo, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo April 13, 2017. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin during a visit to Russia on April 27, the Kremlin said in a statement on Tuesday. (Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin; writing by Maria Tsvetkova; editing by Maria Kiselyova)