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Aso expresses desire to import LNG from Sakhalin-1 gas field

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Foreign Minister Taro Aso (L) meets with Russian Minister for Industry and Energy Victor Khristenko at the Foreign Ministry guesthouse in Tokyo on Feb. 26. Aso expressed hope during a meeting of the Japan Russian-Federation Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Issues on the same day that Japan wants to import liquefied natural gas from the Sakhalin-1 oil and gas field.

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Russia to sharply boost energy exports to Asia-Pacific region

MOSCOW, Russia - Russian Industry and Energy Minister Russian Viktor Khristenko (in file photo) said that Russia will substantially increase exports of crude oil and natural gas to Asian and Pacific nations in response to a recent questionnaire by Kyodo News.

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(4)Machimura, Khristenko hold talks in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura (R) responds questions from reporters after exchanging a memorandum with Russian Industry and Energy Minister Viktor Khristenko (L) on trade and investment between the two countries after their talks at Iikura House in Tokyo on April 22.

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(3)Machimura, Khristenko hold talks in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura (R) and Russian Industry and Energy Minister Viktor Khristenko exchange a memorandum on trade and investment between the two countries after their talks at Iikura House in Tokyo on April 22.

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(2)Machimura, Khristenko hold talks in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura (3rd from front in R side) holds talks with Russian Industry and Energy Minister Viktor Khristenko (3rd from front in L side) at the Iikura House in Tokyo on April 22.

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(1)Machimura, Khristenko hold talks in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura (L) shakes hands with Russian Industry and Energy Minister Viktor Khristenko at the Iikura House in Tokyo prior to their talks on April 22.

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Japan, Russia hold ministerial talks on pipeline

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Russian Industry and Energy Minister Viktor Khristenko (L) and Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Shoichi Nakagawa shake hands at Nakagawa's ministry in Tokyo on April 21 prior to their talks.

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Russia to prioritize building China-bound branch pipeline

MOSCOW, Russia - Russian Industry and Energy Minister Viktor Khristenko speaks to a group of Japanese reporters in Moscow on April 19 prior to his visit to Japan later this week. He said Russia will build a branch oil pipeline to transport oil to China from eastern Siberia before completing the main pipeline that will cater to the Japanese market.

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Russia may decide to ratify Kyoto Protocol in Sept.

MOSCOW, Russia - Russia may make a final decision on ratifying the Kyodo Protocol on curbing global warming in September, which could lead to it entering into effect as early as the beginning of 2004, Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Khristenko indicates in Moscow on Aug. 4. ''A most decisive moment will come in the fall'' on whether to ratify the protocol, Khristenko said in an interview with Kyodo News President Toyohiko Yamanouchi.

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Kawaguchi, Khristenko hold talks in Vladivostok

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi and Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Khristenko pose for a photo before they hold talks in Vladivostok on June 29. Kawaguchi and Khristenko, who jointly chair a Japan-Russia governmental committee on trade and economy, discussed the promotion of oil and natural gas development in Sakhalin and other ways to enhance ties between Japan and the Russian Far East.

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Kono, Khristenko meet for talks on economic cooperation

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Yohei Kono (L) and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Khristenko shake hands prior to their talks in Tokyo on Sept. 1 on economic cooperation, aimed at paving the way for Russian President Vladimir Putin's three-day official visit to Japan from Sept. 3.

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Russian Deputy Premier Khristenko meets Mori

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (R) shakes hands with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Khristenko at the premier's official residence in Tokyo on June 7. Khristenko is visiting Tokyo to attend the official funeral June 8 of former Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi.

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Russia vows cooperation in abduction case

TOKYO, Japan - Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Khristenko (R) shakes hands with Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura prior to their talks at the Foreign Ministry on Sept. 1. Khristenko promised his nation's continued cooperation in resolving the abduction of four Japanese mining engineers in Kyrgyzstan.

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Japan, Russia set for free visits to disputed islands

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (L) and Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Khristenko shake hands prior to talks at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on Aug. 31. The two leaders agreed in principle to begin free visits to the Soviet-held islands off Hokkaido by former Japanese residents, opening the way for a first trip in mid-September.

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Russia to prioritize building China-bound branch pipeline

MOSCOW, Russia - Russian Industry and Energy Minister Viktor Khristenko speaks to a group of Japanese reporters in Moscow on April 19 prior to his visit to Japan later this week. He said Russia will build a branch oil pipeline to transport oil to China from eastern Siberia before completing the main pipeline that will cater to the Japanese market. (Kyodo)

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Japan, Russia hold ministerial talks on pipeline

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Russian Industry and Energy Minister Viktor Khristenko (L) and Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Shoichi Nakagawa shake hands at Nakagawa's ministry in Tokyo on April 21 prior to their talks. (Kyodo)

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(4)Machimura, Khristenko hold talks in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura (R) responds questions from reporters after exchanging a memorandum with Russian Industry and Energy Minister Viktor Khristenko (L) on trade and investment between the two countries after their talks at Iikura House in Tokyo on April 22. (Kyodo)

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(1)Machimura, Khristenko hold talks in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura (L) shakes hands with Russian Industry and Energy Minister Viktor Khristenko at the Iikura House in Tokyo prior to their talks on April 22. (Kyodo)

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(2)Machimura, Khristenko hold talks in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura (3rd from front in R side) holds talks with Russian Industry and Energy Minister Viktor Khristenko (3rd from front in L side) at the Iikura House in Tokyo on April 22. (Kyodo)

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(3)Machimura, Khristenko hold talks in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura (R) and Russian Industry and Energy Minister Viktor Khristenko exchange a memorandum on trade and investment between the two countries after their talks at Iikura House in Tokyo on April 22. (Kyodo)

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Russia to sharply boost energy exports to Asia-Pacific region

MOSCOW, Russia - Russian Industry and Energy Minister Russian Viktor Khristenko (in file photo) said that Russia will substantially increase exports of crude oil and natural gas to Asian and Pacific nations in response to a recent questionnaire by Kyodo News. (Kyodo)

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Aso expresses desire to import LNG from Sakhalin-1 gas field

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Foreign Minister Taro Aso (L) meets with Russian Minister for Industry and Energy Victor Khristenko at the Foreign Ministry guesthouse in Tokyo on Feb. 26. Aso expressed hope during a meeting of the Japan Russian-Federation Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Issues on the same day that Japan wants to import liquefied natural gas from the Sakhalin-1 oil and gas field. (Kyodo)

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Russia may decide to ratify Kyoto Protocol in Sept.

MOSCOW, Russia - Russia may make a final decision on ratifying the Kyodo Protocol on curbing global warming in September, which could lead to it entering into effect as early as the beginning of 2004, Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Khristenko indicates in Moscow on Aug. 4. ''A most decisive moment will come in the fall'' on whether to ratify the protocol, Khristenko said in an interview with Kyodo News President Toyohiko Yamanouchi. (Kyodo)

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Kawaguchi, Khristenko hold talks in Vladivostok

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi and Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Khristenko pose for a photo before they hold talks in Vladivostok on June 29. Kawaguchi and Khristenko, who jointly chair a Japan-Russia governmental committee on trade and economy, discussed the promotion of oil and natural gas development in Sakhalin and other ways to enhance ties between Japan and the Russian Far East. (Kyodo)

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Kono, Khristenko meet for talks on economic cooperation

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Yohei Kono (L) and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Khristenko shake hands prior to their talks in Tokyo on Sept. 1 on economic cooperation, aimed at paving the way for Russian President Vladimir Putin's three-day official visit to Japan from Sept. 3.

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Russian Deputy Premier Khristenko meets Mori

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (R) shakes hands with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Khristenko at the premier's official residence in Tokyo on June 7. Khristenko is visiting Tokyo to attend the official funeral June 8 of former Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi.

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Russia vows cooperation in abduction case

TOKYO, Japan - Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Khristenko (R) shakes hands with Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura prior to their talks at the Foreign Ministry on Sept. 1. Khristenko promised his nation's continued cooperation in resolving the abduction of four Japanese mining engineers in Kyrgyzstan.

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Japan, Russia set for free visits to disputed islands

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (L) and Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Khristenko shake hands prior to talks at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on Aug. 31. The two leaders agreed in principle to begin free visits to the Soviet-held islands off Hokkaido by former Japanese residents, opening the way for a first trip in mid-September.

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Yeltsin's Japan visit being prepared: Khristenko

MOSCOW, Russia - First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Khristenko has indicated the Russian government is working hard to prepare for President Boris Yeltsin's visit to Japan, set to take place by the end of this year. ''The preparation is an extremely important task for our Foreign Ministry and government,'' Khristenko told Kyodo News on Aug. 20.