Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori visited the Russian Federation on the first leg of his trip to the other G8 countries. On April 29 he met with President-elect Vladimir Putin in Saint Petersburg. In regard to the issue of concluding a peace treaty between Japan and Russia, the two leaders reaffirmed their commitment to respecting in full the series of agreements and declarations made so far, including the Tokyo Declaration and the Moscow Declaration. They agreed to closely move forward with dialogue at the summit level in the future, in particular agreeing that President Putin would make an official visit to Japan at the end of August. In addition, President Putin expressed support for Japan's becoming a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.