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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida and Russian and Japanese defence ministers have met in Tokyo to discuss bilateral and regional issues amid a thaw in Russian-Japanese relations. During the meeting it was announced that Japan's Prime Minister Abe will visit Russia and meet Vladimir Putin next month. Julia Lyubova reports from Moscow.
IN: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov...
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