Mori visits cemetery for ex-Japanese POWs

Mori visits cemetery for ex-Japanese POWs

IRKUTSK, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (R) offers a wreath and pays a silent tribute March 25 at a cemetery in Irkutsk, Russia, for Japanese who died in detention there after the end of World War II.

Mori, Putin speak to journalists in Russia's Irkutsk

Mori, Putin speak to journalists in Russia's Irkutsk

IRKUTSK, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin speak to reporters March 25 in Irkutsk, Russia, after signing a joint statement. In the document, the two leaders said the 1956 joint declaration signed by Japan and the Soviet Union is a ''basic legal document'' that serves as the ''starting point'' of the peace treaty process.

Mori, Putin meet in Russia's Irkutsk

Mori, Putin meet in Russia's Irkutsk

IRKUTSK, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet March 25 for a summit in Irkutsk, Russia, to discuss a long-standing territorial dispute.

Mori speaks at dinner in Irkutsk

Mori speaks at dinner in Irkutsk

IRKUTSK, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori speaks at a dinner with local leaders in Irkutsk, Russia, on March 24. Mori arrived in the Siberian city for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on March 25.

Mori speaks aboard plane on his way to Irkutsk

Mori speaks aboard plane on his way to Irkutsk

IRKUTSK, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori speaks aboard a government airplane on his way to Irkutsk, Russia, on March 24. Mori will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Siberian city on March 25 for the first time since the two countries failed to achieve their goal of signing the pact by the end of 2000.