Kuril islands dispute

3 comments Japan won’t get Kuril Islands – Mironov Presidential candidate and leader of the Fair Russia party, Sergey Mironov, has stated that if he wins the March poll, he will not hand over the Kuril Islands to Japan. Kuril islands dispute Election 2012		19 comments Russia invites Japan to jointly develop Kuril Islands Russia is ready to join efforts with Japan in the development of the economy of the Southern Kuril Islands, President Dmitry Medvedev has said. Kuril islands dispute
12 comments State-of-the-art re-armament for Kuril Islands Russia is to continue supplying advanced defensive weaponry to the Southern Kuril Islands, which have long been the subject of a territorial dispute between Moscow and Tokyo. Kuril islands dispute		8 comments Russia seeks change in Japanese approach to Kuril Islands Japan’s government has expressed its regret over Russian security chief Nikolay Patrushev’s working visit to the Kuril Islands, which have long been a subject of a bitter dispute between the two states. Kuril islands dispute
5 comments Russia, Japan discuss peace treaty in “a more favorable atmosphere” Moscow and Tokyo have created a historical commission to study thorny issues in bilateral relations. Kuril islands dispute		12 comments Russia’s sovereignty over South Kurils irrefutable, Moscow tells US, Japan In a response to a joint statement made by the US and Japan, Moscow is calling on Washington not to question the fact that the Southern Kuril Islands belong to Russia. Kuril islands dispute
11 comments Moscow disappointed and surprised at Japan’s protest over visit to Kurils The Russian Foreign Ministry is disappointed over Tokyo’s negative reaction to the working visit of Deputy Prime Minister Sergey Ivanov and other top officials to the Kuril Islands on Sunday. Kuril islands dispute		4 comments Russia to beef up military presence on contested Kuril Islands In a move that is expected to attract a heated response from Tokyo, Russia’s General Staff chief has announced plans to rearm and modernize its military grouping on the disputed Kuril Islands, which fell to Soviet control in the aftermath of WWII. Kuril islands dispute
3 comments Moscow disappointed over Japan's “occupation” rhetoric in school textbooks Moscow has expressed its regret over the Japanese Education Ministry's recent approval of new school text books where the Russian Southern Kuril Islands are referred to as “illegally occupied” Japanese Northern Territories. Kuril islands dispute		16 comments Moscow deploys air defense systems, helicopters to Kurils Russia’s General Staff is planning to send Tor-M2 and Bastion systems, as well as Mi-28N Night Hunter helicopters to the Kuril Islands. Kuril islands dispute
10 comments Japanese officials abandon “occupation” rhetoric over South Kurils issue Tokyo seems to have come up with new wording for its territorial dispute with Russia, replacing the word ‘occupation’ with ‘domination’. Kuril islands dispute		27 comments Russia hopes Tokyo accepts “objective realities” over Kurils – Foreign Ministry Moscow is “disappointed” with Japan’s reaction to the visits of Russian officials to the Kuril Islands, including that of the Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, a Foreign Ministry statement says. Kuril islands dispute
12 comments Japanese cabinet chief gazes at Kuril Islands from a distance In response to recent visits by Russian officials to the Southern Kurils, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano has examined the Northern Territories – as the archipelago is known by the Japanese – from Hokkaido. Kuril islands dispute		60 comments Tokyo’s radical approach makes peace talks a blind-alley – Lavrov Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has held talks with his Japanese counterpart Seiji Maehara, who arrived in Moscow amid high tensions between the two states over the status of the Kuril Islands. Kuril islands dispute
5 comments Moscow and Tokyo raise voices over territorial dispute Peace agreement talks with Japan are futile as long as Tokyo is dominated by radicalist approach, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said after meeting with his Japanese counterpart. Kuril islands dispute		16 comments Mistral-class ships to protect Kuril Islands Russia is going to use Mistral-class amphibious assault ships in its Pacific Fleet, including for the protection of the South Kuril Islands, a source at the Defense Ministry has said. Kuril islands dispute
43 comments Medvedev orders deployment of weapons on Kuril Islands President Medvedev has ordered the deployment of weaponry on the Kuril Islands that could be sufficient to guarantee security of the region. Kuril islands dispute		1 comment Youth movement demands apology from Tokyo over flag desecration Young Guard activists held a rally near the Japanese embassy in Moscow on Tuesday to condemn anti-Russian actions over disputed islands. Kuril islands dispute
8 comments Moscow protests flag desecration by Japanese nationalists Russia’s Foreign Ministry has sent Tokyo a note of protest after a Russian national flag was desecrated in front of the embassy by Japanese nationalists demanding the surrender of the disputed Kuril Islands. Kuril islands dispute		9 comments Moscow calls on Tokyo to take reasonable approach over Kuril Islands Japanese are marking another Northern Territory Day with protests, while Russian Foreign Ministry Sergey Lavrov advised them to take current realities into account. Kuril islands dispute

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