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former Japanese Foreign Minister Maehara 5 from Hokkaido starting to members of Congress as to the existence of territorial disputes between Japan and Russia, one of the island Etorofu Island visit.

This is the first visit by former Japanese foreign minister, “the four northern islands”, that Russia called “Southern Kuril Islands.”

participated in this year’s third installment of the original before the Russo-Japanese “visa-free exchange,” the delegation, the morning from the eastern Hokkaido Nemuro port of departure by charter. Before his departure, the name of Democrat told reporters: “As members of Congress, I wish to reiterate as soon as possible to resolve this territorial dispute determination.”

before the former opposition members in 2006 to participate as “visa-free exchange “project. He said: “I hope to see Etorofu Island five years ago compared with what changes, listen to the needs of the local exchange on economic hope in our generation to resolve the territorial dispute.”

Russia is implementing a “socio-economic development plan Kuril Islands”, including “Southern Kuril Islands”, including the Kuril Islands to build infrastructure. Japan’s Kyodo News reported that Japan planned event designed to examine the implementation.

original with about 50 former members of a delegation to the Etorofu Island, including the surrender of Japan after World War II, “the four northern islands’ residents escape grandchildren. The delegation scheduled to arrive on January 6, will visit the local fish processing plants and the Russian households, 8 pm return to Nemuro port.

disputed islands to Japan and Russia Etorofu Island, after the island country, Shikotan and Habomai islands, located north of Hokkaido, Kamchatka Peninsula, south of the southern Kuril Islands. The islands are controlled by the Russian side, the two long-term dispute over the ownership of the islands. (Hu Ruoyu)

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