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Senior Russian official visits disputed isle

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Sergei Ivanov (C), chief of staff of Russia's Presidential Executive Office, inspects a new airport 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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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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Russian senior official visits Etorofu

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Sergei Ivanov (front), chief of staff of Russia's Presidential Executive Office, inspects a newly constructed dock on Sept. 24, 2014, on Etorofu Island -- one of the four islets off Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, claimed by Tokyo but controlled by Moscow. In Tokyo, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the development is "extremely regrettable."

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Russian senior official visits Etorofu

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Sergei Ivanov (C), chief of staff of Russia's Presidential Executive Office, inspects a newly constructed airport on Sept. 24, 2014, on Etorofu Island -- one of the four islets off Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, claimed by Tokyo but controlled by Moscow. In Tokyo, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the development is "extremely regrettable."

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Russian senior official visits Etorofu

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Sergei Ivanov (C), chief of staff of Russia's Presidential Executive Office, inspects a newly constructed airport on Sept. 24, 2014, on Etorofu Island -- one of the four islets off Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, claimed by Tokyo but controlled by Moscow. In Tokyo, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the development is "extremely regrettable."

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Russian defense minister in Japan

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov (L) listens to a Maritime Self-Defense Force officer aboard an MSDF destroyer during a tour of the Yokosuka Base, south of Tokyo, on April 12.

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Russia's Ivanov meets Japan's Ishiba

TOKYO, Japan - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov (R), flanked by Japanese Defense Agency Director General Shigeru Ishiba, reviews a guard of honor at the agency in Tokyo on April 11.

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Japan, Russia agree to resolve N. Korean issue peacefully

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) shakes hands with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov at his office on April 11. They agreed to cooperate in resolving the North Korean nuclear standoff in a peaceful manner.

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S. Korea, Russia agree on peaceful end to nuke issue

SEOUL, S. Korea - South Korean Defense Minister Cho Young Kil (R) and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov shake hands at the outset of their talks in Seoul on April 10. They agreed to closely cooperate on resolving the North Korea nuclear issue through peaceful means.

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Russia's Ivanov meets S. Korea's Roh

SEOUL, S. Korea - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov (L), shakes hands with South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun in paying a courtesy call on him at the Blue House presidential office in Seoul on April 10.

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Russia urges Japan to include neighbors in missile defense

MOSCOW, Russia - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov speaks in an interview with Japanese media in Moscow on April 2 on his forthcoming visit to Japan. Ivanov said Russia is ready to open a dialogue with Japan on the development of a missile defense system but reiterated any such project should involve participation by Japan's neighbors.

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Russia's Ivanov meets Japan's Ishiba

TOKYO, Japan - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov (R), flanked by Japanese Defense Agency Director General Shigeru Ishiba, reviews a guard of honor at the agency in Tokyo on April 11. (Kyodo)

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Japan, Russia agree to resolve N. Korean issue peacefully

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) shakes hands with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov at his office on April 11. They agreed to cooperate in resolving the North Korean nuclear standoff in a peaceful manner. (Kyodo)

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Russia's Ivanov meets S. Korea's Roh

SEOUL, S. Korea - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov (L), shakes hands with South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun in paying a courtesy call on him at the Blue House presidential office in Seoul on April 10. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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Russian senior official visits Etorofu

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Sergei Ivanov (C), chief of staff of Russia's Presidential Executive Office, inspects a newly constructed airport on Sept. 24, 2014, on Etorofu Island -- one of the four islets off Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, claimed by Tokyo but controlled by Moscow. In Tokyo, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the development is "extremely regrettable." (Kyodo)

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Russian senior official visits Etorofu

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Sergei Ivanov (front), chief of staff of Russia's Presidential Executive Office, inspects a newly constructed dock on Sept. 24, 2014, on Etorofu Island -- one of the four islets off Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, claimed by Tokyo but controlled by Moscow. In Tokyo, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the development is "extremely regrettable." (Kyodo)

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Russian senior official visits Etorofu

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Sergei Ivanov (C), chief of staff of Russia's Presidential Executive Office, inspects a newly constructed airport on Sept. 24, 2014, on Etorofu Island -- one of the four islets off Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, claimed by Tokyo but controlled by Moscow. In Tokyo, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the development is "extremely regrettable." (Kyodo)

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Russian defense minister in Japan

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov (L) listens to a Maritime Self-Defense Force officer aboard an MSDF destroyer during a tour of the Yokosuka Base, south of Tokyo, on April 12. (Kyodo)

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S. Korea, Russia agree on peaceful end to nuke issue

SEOUL, S. Korea - South Korean Defense Minister Cho Young Kil (R) and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov shake hands at the outset of their talks in Seoul on April 10. They agreed to closely cooperate on resolving the North Korea nuclear issue through peaceful means. (Kyodo)

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Russia urges Japan to include neighbors in missile defense

MOSCOW, Russia - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov speaks in an interview with Japanese media in Moscow on April 2 on his forthcoming visit to Japan. Ivanov said Russia is ready to open a dialogue with Japan on the development of a missile defense system but reiterated any such project should involve participation by Japan's neighbors. (Kyodo)