Senior Russian official visits disputed isle

Senior Russian official visits disputed isle

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Sergei Ivanov (C back), chief of staff of Russia's Presidential Executive Office, holds a dialogue session with local residents on Iturup island, which is known as Etorofu in Japan, on Sept. 24, 2014. The island is one of the Russian-controlled islands claimed by Japan.

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