Russia raps Japan over island dispute
15:58, 11 February 2011
MOSCOW. February 11. KAZINFORM Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned Japan on Friday that its behaviour in a dispute over a group of Pacific islands was unacceptable; Kazinform refers to China Daily.
Sergey Lavrov told Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara Friday that this week's government-backed rally in Tokyo damaged relations. During Monday's rally, Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan demanded the return of several islands held by Russia since the end of World War II and called the recent visit there by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev an outrage.
Medvedev fired back Wednesday, saying that more weapons will be sent to the islands; Kazinform cites China Daily.
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