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Naryshkin meets with Japan's upper house president

TOKYO, Japan - Sergey Naryshkin (front L), speaker of the lower house of the Russian parliament, holds talks with Japan's House of Councillors President Masaaki Yamazaki at the Japanese parliament in Tokyo on June 3, 2014.

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Deputy chief of ruling LDP, Putin aide hold talks in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Sergey Naryshkin, speaker of the lower house of the Russian parliament, responds to questions by reporters at the Russian Embassy in Tokyo on June 3, 2014. Naryshkin, a close aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, held talks there with Liberal Democratic Party Vice President Masahiko Komura.

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Russian lower house head speaks at cultural event in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Sergey Naryshkin, chairman of the State Duma, Russia's lower house, delivers a speech at the opening of a Russian cultural festival in Tokyo on June 2, 2014.

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Russian lower house speaker meets Japanese reporters

MOSCOW, Russia - Sergei Naryshkin, chairman of the State Duma or the lower house of the Russian parliament, meets reporters from Kyodo News and other Japanese media organizations on May 29, 2014, ahead of his visit to Japan from June 2.

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Russian official in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Sergei Naryshkin, head of the Russian Presidential Executive Office, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 5, 2011.

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Russian official in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Sergei Naryshkin (L), head of the Russian Presidential Executive Office, and former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama shake hands in Tokyo on July 5, 2011, as Hatoyama received a friendship medal from Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in appreciation of his contribution to promoting bilateral ties.

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PM Kan, chief of Russian presidential office meet

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) and Sergei Naryshkin, chief of staff of the Russian Presidential Executive Office, shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 4, 2011. Kan conveyed his appreciation for Russian support after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan, and the two also discussed a territorial dispute involving islands off Hokkaido, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and as the Southern Kurils in Russia.

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Kan-Naryshkin talks

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) shakes hands with Sergei Naryshkin, chief of staff of the Russian presidential office, before their meeting at the premier's office in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2010. Kan told Naryshkin of his intention to settle the issue of sovereignty of Russian-held islands that Japan claims through summit level talks.

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Japan-Russia summit to take up territorial, economic issues

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso (R) shakes hands with Sergei Naryshkin, chief of staff of the Russian Presidential Executive Office, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 22 ahead of their talks. They agreed that Aso and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will discuss territorial and economic issues at their planned talks in Italy in July.

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Japan, Russia confirm pursuit of 'strategic' ties: Naryshkin

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (R) meets with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Naryshkin at the prime minister's office on Nov. 5. Naryshkin said he and Fukuda confirmed that the two countries will pursue ''strategic cooperation'' in political, economic, cultural and other areas.

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Japan, Russia confirm pursuit of 'strategic' ties: Naryshkin

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (R) meets with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Naryshkin at the prime minister's office on Nov. 5. Naryshkin said he and Fukuda confirmed that the two countries will pursue ''strategic cooperation'' in political, economic, cultural and other areas. (Kyodo)

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Japan-Russia summit to take up territorial, economic issues

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso (R) shakes hands with Sergei Naryshkin, chief of staff of the Russian Presidential Executive Office, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 22 ahead of their talks. They agreed that Aso and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will discuss territorial and economic issues at their planned talks in Italy in July. (Kyodo)

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Putin may visit Japan within 2016

Sergey Naryshkin, chairman of the State Duma -- the lower house of Russia's parliament -- addresses a meeting with members of a private organization in Tokyo on June 17, 2016. Naryshkin expressed hope that Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Japan by the end of the year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe, Putin aide hold talks as territorial deal eyed

Sergey Naryshkin, chairman of the State Duma, Russia's lower house of parliament, speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 16, 2016, after holding talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The meeting took place as Japan and Russia seek to resolve a decades-long territorial dispute over Russian-held islands off Hokkaido that are claimed by Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Russian lower house head meets Japan upper house president

Sergey Naryshkin (R), chairman of the Russian State Duma or lower house, is greeted by Japanese upper house head Masaaki Yamazaki at the National Diet in Tokyo on May 20, 2015. Naryshkin said he is disappointed by Russo-Japanese ties being swayed by third countries, referring to sanctions imposed on Moscow by the U.S.-led Western bloc over the Ukraine situation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Russian lower house head sees Tokyo moving to hurt ties with Moscow

Sergey Naryshkin (2nd from far L), chairman of the Russian State Duma or lower house, meets with Japanese upper house head Masaaki Yamazaki (far R) at the National Diet in Tokyo on May 20, 2015. Naryshkin said Japan's participation in sanctions against Russia over the Ukrainian issue has had a pernicious effect on Russo-Japanese ties. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Putin aide brings message for Abe

Sergey Naryshkin, chairman of Russia's State Duma, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on May 21, 2015. Later, Naryshkin, a close aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and delivered a message from Putin. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former Japanese premier Hatoyama meets Russian lower house speaker

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (far L) meets Sergey Naryshkin (foreground), chairman of the State Duma or Russia's lower house, in Moscow on March 13, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Russian parliament speaker to host meeting on U.S. A-bomb attacks in Japan

Sergey Naryshkin, speaker of the State Duma, the lower house of Russia's parliament, is shown in this undated file photo. A close aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, he will host a round-table meeting in Moscow on Aug. 5 on the United States' 1945 atomic bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Russian official in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Sergei Naryshkin, head of the Russian Presidential Executive Office, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 5, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Russian official in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Sergei Naryshkin (L), head of the Russian Presidential Executive Office, and former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama shake hands in Tokyo on July 5, 2011, as Hatoyama received a friendship medal from Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in appreciation of his contribution to promoting bilateral ties. (Kyodo)

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PM Kan, chief of Russian presidential office meet

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) and Sergei Naryshkin, chief of staff of the Russian Presidential Executive Office, shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 4, 2011. Kan conveyed his appreciation for Russian support after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan, and the two also discussed a territorial dispute involving islands off Hokkaido, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and as the Southern Kurils in Russia. (Kyodo)

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Kan-Naryshkin talks

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) shakes hands with Sergei Naryshkin, chief of staff of the Russian presidential office, before their meeting at the premier's office in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2010. Kan told Naryshkin of his intention to settle the issue of sovereignty of Russian-held islands that Japan claims through summit level talks. (Kyodo)