Russian Official Affirms Japan Land Deal
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Sunday reaffirmed Moscow's adherence to a 1956 declaration in which the Soviet Union said it was ready to hand over two of the four disputed Kuril Islands to Japan.
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Japan's foreign minister warned Russia on Wednesday not to make any provocative moves over four Russian-held islands that both nations claim.
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Officials said Saturday that Japan has signed a free trade agreement with Mexico, the first such pact to cover Japan&#39;s politically sensitive agricultural sector.
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Russia says is ready to resolve its dispute with Japan over the Kuril islands, seized by the Soviets in 1945.
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The Russian Duma (parliament) approved the Kyoto global warming treaty on Friday, prompting congratulations from environmentalists who blast the United States for not following suit.
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Russian president Vladimir Putin backs plans to end restrictions on the foreign ownership of shares in energy giant Gazprom.
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TOKYO: Japan said it wanted Russia to return all four Kuril islands, snubbing Moscow&#39;s renewed talk of returning two of them to end the dispute that has prevented the countries from formally ending World War II.
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President Vladimir Putin gave his seal  of approval for Russia's crucial backing of the Kyoto Protocol,  clearing the way for the U.N. environment pact aimed at curbing  global warming to come into force early next year.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered new talks to resolve the fate of four rocky islands seized from Japan in the closing days of World War Two, prompting Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda to consider a visit to Moscow.
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Japan raises concerns over Russia's decision to withdraw support for the Sakhalin 2 energy project.
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The Russian cabinet on Thursday approved the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, a step that may bring the global warming treaty into force after parliament endorsement.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow was ready to revive peace talks with Japan that would end their technical state of war dating back to World War II.
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MOSCOW - The Russian government has approved the bill âOn the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Changeâ.
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The Russian government has approved the Kyoto Protocol, giving decisive support to the long-delayed climate change treaty that should allow it to come into force worldwide.
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MOSCOW, Nov 16 (RIA Novosti) - It took the Japanese government quite a while to respond to a Sunday announcement from Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov about Moscow&#39;s readiness to give two of the South Kuriles to Tokyo in exchange for a peace treaty
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The Russian government agreed to sign the Kyoto treaty, meaning the global climate accord probably will enter into force next year, irrespective of opposition from the US, the world&#39;s biggest polluter.
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Russia has begun making overtures to Japan to end a 48-year-old territorial dispute over the Southern Kurile Islands, the Novosti news agency said Monday.