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Russia may veto British-U.S. resolution on Iraq

BEIJING, China - Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov gives a press conference at the Russian Embassy in Beijing on Feb. 28. Ivanov said that Russia may veto a British-U.S. draft resolution on Iraq that is under discussion in the U.N. Security Council, as well as any other resolution that implies the use of force. ''Russia has the right to veto in the U.N. Security Council and will use it if it is necessary in the interests of international stability,'' Ivanov said.

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(2)Kawaguchi meets with Ivanov

TOKYO, Japan - Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (3rd from R) begin talks in Tokyo on Dec. 18.

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(1)Kawaguchi meets with Ivanov

TOKYO, Japan - Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov (R) and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi pose for a photograph before their meeting in Tokyo on Dec. 18.

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Koizumi meets with Ivanov

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) holds talks with Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov (L) at his office Dec. 18. The premier told Ivanov that Japan wants to settle the long-standing territorial dispute over four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido.

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Koizumi to visit Russia in January

NEW YORK, Japan - Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov (2nd from L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (2nd from R) meet Sept. 15 in New York. They agreed to set the date of Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's scheduled visit to Russia for January next year.

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Russia reaffirms collaboration for peace on Korean Peninsula

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Kim Dae Jung (L) and Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov shake hands at the Blue House presidential office in Seoul on July 26 prior to their talks. Ivanov arrived in Seoul earlier in the day on the first leg of an Asian tour that will also take him to North Korea on July 28 and to Brunei on July 30 to attend the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF).

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Kawaguchi, Ivanov agree to promote political dialogue

WHISTLER, Canada - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (R) meets Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov in Whistler, Canada, on June 12. They agreed to activate political dialogue between the two countries and make efforts to jump-start stalled bilateral peace treaty negotiations.

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(3) Kawaguchi, Ivanov agree to move treaty talks ahead

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (R) and her Russian counterpart Igor Ivanov (L) raise glasses for a toast after concluding their talks at the Foreign Ministry's Iikura guesthouse Feb. 2 in Tokyo.

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(1) Kawaguchi, Ivanov agree to move treaty talks ahead

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (R) and her Russian counterpart Igor Ivanov (L) sign a joint statement Feb. 2 pledging bilateral cooperation in the global fight against international terrorism. They also agreed to advance negotiations to resolve a territorial row blocking the conclusion of a post-World War II peace pact by taking a two-track approach.

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(2) Kawaguchi, Ivanov agree to move treaty talks ahead

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (R) and her Russian counterpart Igor Ivanov (L) shake hands after concluding their talks Feb. 2 in Tokyo. In the talks, they agreed to advance talks to resolve a territorial dispute blocking the conclusion of a post-World War II peace treaty.

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Kawaguchi, Ivanov hold talks on peace treaty

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (R) and her Russian counterpart Igor Ivanov shake hands at the outset of their talks Feb. 2 in Tokyo. They are to discuss efforts to advance talks to resolve a territorial dispute blocking the conclusion of a post-World War II peace treaty.

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Kawaguchi, Ivanov begin talks

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (R) and her Russian counterpart Igor Ivanov shake hands prior to their talks at the Foreign Ministry's Iikura guesthouse Feb. 2 in Tokyo.

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Koizumi meets Russian Foreign Minister Ivanov

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) shakes hands with visiting Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov at his official residence in Tokyo on Feb. 1 prior to their talks. Ivanov arrived in Tokyo earlier in the day for talks with Japanese leaders.

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Ivanov arrives in Japan, 1st leg of Asian tour

TOKYO - Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov arrives at Tokyo's Haneda airport Feb. 1 for a three-day visit. During his stay, he is scheduled to talk with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and other Japanese government leaders.

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Tanaka, Ivanov hold talks

ROME, Italy - Japanese Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka (L) and Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov talk to each other at the official residence of the Russian ambassador in Rome on July 18.

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Kono meets Ivanov

BANGKOK, Thailand - Japanese Foreign Minister Yohei Kono (R) skims through papers as he begins talks with Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov (L) during a break at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum in Bangkok on July 27.

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Kono, Ivanov meet in Okinawa

NAGO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Yohei Kono (R) and his Russian counterpart, Igor Ivanov, hold talks at a hotel in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on July 22. They met on the sidelines of the Group of Eight (G-8) summit underway in the city.

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G-8 foreign ministers wind up two-day meeting

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Group of Eight (G-8) foreign ministers wind up their two-day meeting with a joint news conference in Miyazaki on July 13. (From L to R) Javier Solana, high commissioner for common foreign and security policy, the Council of the European Union, U.S. Deputy State Secretary Strobe Talbott, Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov, British Foreign Secretary Robert Cook, Canadian Foreign Minister Lloyd Axworthy, Japanese Foreign Minister Yohei Kono, Italian Foreign Minister Lamberto Dini, French Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine, German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer and European Commission Commissioner Christopher Patten.

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Russian Foreign Minister learns how to make tea

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Helped by a Japanese woman, Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov learns how to make green tea at a welcome reception for Group of Eight (G-8) foreign ministers, who began a two-day meeting in Miyazaki on July 12.

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China, Russia sign accords for cooperation along border

BEIJING, China - Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov (L) and his Chinese counterpart, Tang Jiaxuan (R), shake hands after signing 3 agreements on enhancing cooperation along the 4,000-km Sino-Russian border at Beijing's Diaoyutai Guesthouse on Dec. 9. Behind the foreign ministers are Chinese President Jiang Zemin (R) and President Boris Yeltsin (L).

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Russian foreign minister meets Chinese premier

Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov (L) meets with Chinese Premier Zhu Rongi (R) in Beijing on June 2. Ivanov arrived in Beijing on June 1 for a three-day visit to China. Ivanov will discuss with Chinese leaders NATO's air campaign against Yugoslavia and ways of mediating in the conflict.

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Japanese, Russian foreign ministers in Tokyo

Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov (R) and Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura (L) pose for photographers prior to their meeting Feb. 21 in Tokyo. Ivanov, who arrived in Tokyo Saturday night, is in Japan for a four-day visit to discuss with Japanese leaders the goals of resolving a long-standing territorial dispute in the northern Pacific and signing a peace treaty by 2000.

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Kawaguchi, Ivanov agree to promote political dialogue

WHISTLER, Canada - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (R) meets Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov in Whistler, Canada, on June 12. They agreed to activate political dialogue between the two countries and make efforts to jump-start stalled bilateral peace treaty negotiations.

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(2)Kawaguchi meets with Ivanov

TOKYO, Japan - Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (3rd from R) begin talks in Tokyo on Dec. 18. (Kyodo)

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Koizumi meets with Ivanov

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) holds talks with Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov (L) at his office Dec. 18. The premier told Ivanov that Japan wants to settle the long-standing territorial dispute over four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido. (Kyodo)

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Kono, Ivanov meet in Okinawa

NAGO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Yohei Kono (R) and his Russian counterpart, Igor Ivanov, hold talks at a hotel in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on July 22. They met on the sidelines of the Group of Eight (G-8) summit underway in the city.

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Koizumi meets Russian Foreign Minister Ivanov

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) shakes hands with visiting Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov at his official residence in Tokyo on Feb. 1 prior to their talks. Ivanov arrived in Tokyo earlier in the day for talks with Japanese leaders.

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Ivanov arrives in Japan, 1st leg of Asian tour

TOKYO - Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov arrives at Tokyo's Haneda airport Feb. 1 for a three-day visit. During his stay, he is scheduled to talk with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and other Japanese government leaders.

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(2) Kawaguchi, Ivanov agree to move treaty talks ahead

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (R) and her Russian counterpart Igor Ivanov (L) shake hands after concluding their talks Feb. 2 in Tokyo. In the talks, they agreed to advance talks to resolve a territorial dispute blocking the conclusion of a post-World War II peace treaty.

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Russia may veto British-U.S. resolution on Iraq

BEIJING, China - Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov gives a press conference at the Russian Embassy in Beijing on Feb. 28. Ivanov said that Russia may veto a British-U.S. draft resolution on Iraq that is under discussion in the U.N. Security Council, as well as any other resolution that implies the use of force. ''Russia has the right to veto in the U.N. Security Council and will use it if it is necessary in the interests of international stability,'' Ivanov said. (Kyodo)

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(1)Kawaguchi meets with Ivanov

TOKYO, Japan - Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov (R) and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi pose for a photograph before their meeting in Tokyo on Dec. 18. (Kyodo)

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Koizumi to visit Russia in January

NEW YORK, Japan - Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov (2nd from L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (2nd from R) meet Sept. 15 in New York. They agreed to set the date of Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's scheduled visit to Russia for January next year. (Kyodo)

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Russia reaffirms collaboration for peace on Korean Peninsula

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Kim Dae Jung (L) and Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov shake hands at the Blue House presidential office in Seoul on July 26 prior to their talks. Ivanov arrived in Seoul earlier in the day on the first leg of an Asian tour that will also take him to North Korea on July 28 and to Brunei on July 30 to attend the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF). (Kyodo)

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Kono meets Ivanov

BANGKOK, Thailand - Japanese Foreign Minister Yohei Kono (R) skims through papers as he begins talks with Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov (L) during a break at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum in Bangkok on July 27.

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Russian Foreign Minister learns how to make tea

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Helped by a Japanese woman, Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov learns how to make green tea at a welcome reception for Group of Eight (G-8) foreign ministers, who began a two-day meeting in Miyazaki on July 12.

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Ivanov meets with Obuchi

TOKYO, Japan - Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (R) shake hands prior to their talks at the prime minister's official residence Feb. 10. Ivanov flew in from North Korea earlier in the day for a four-day visit.

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China, Russia sign accords for cooperation along border

BEIJING, China - Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov (L) and his Chinese counterpart, Tang Jiaxuan (R), shake hands after signing 3 agreements on enhancing cooperation along the 4,000-km Sino-Russian border at Beijing's Diaoyutai Guesthouse on Dec. 9. Behind the foreign ministers are Chinese President Jiang Zemin (R) and President Boris Yeltsin (L).

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Russian foreign minister meets Chinese premier

Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov (L) meets with Chinese Premier Zhu Rongi (R) in Beijing on June 2. Ivanov arrived in Beijing on June 1 for a three-day visit to China. Ivanov will discuss with Chinese leaders NATO's air campaign against Yugoslavia and ways of mediating in the conflict. ==Kyodo

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Japanese, Russian foreign ministers in Tokyo

Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov (R) and Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura (L) pose for photographers prior to their meeting Feb. 21 in Tokyo. Ivanov, who arrived in Tokyo Saturday night, is in Japan for a four-day visit to discuss with Japanese leaders the goals of resolving a long-standing territorial dispute in the northern Pacific and signing a peace treaty by 2000.