Putin to visit Japan: Lavrov

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MOSCOW, Jan. 21, Kyodo

http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2014/01/267035.html

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Russian President Vladimir Putin is considering visiting Japan at the request of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told a press conference Tuesday.

While the specific details have yet to be worked out, the leaders will discuss the visit when Abe travels to Russia next month to attend the Feb. 7 opening ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics.

When Abe visited Moscow last April and invited Putin to visit Japan in 2014, the two agreed to “accelerate negotiations to work out a solution acceptable to both sides” regarding the longstanding territorial dispute between the two countries………… Subscription only but there is this for free  🙂

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