Hashimoto to support Mori's efforts to resolve isles row

Hashimoto to support Mori's efforts to resolve isles row

TOKYO, Japan - State minister Ryutaro Hashimoto says in an interview with major news organizations in Tokyo on Dec. 14 he plans to support, from the sidelines, Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori's efforts to conclude a peace treaty with Russia. The former prime minister, who became a minister in a cabinet reshuffle earlier this month, will be in charge of the disputed isles off Hokkaido from Jan. 6, when the reorganization of government ministries takes effect.

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