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Putin to Visit Tokyo after Yamaguchi Pref. in Dec.
Tokyo, Oct. 12 (Jiji Press)--Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit Tokyo following a planned meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, in December, informed sources said Wednesday.
Abe and Putin agreed last month to hold a bilateral summit in the city of Nagato, part of Abe's constituency, on Dec. 15. But the Russian side has proposed holding a joint press conference and other related events in Tokyo, rather than Nagato, citing logistical issues.
The idea of holding an "unofficial" summit meeting in Yamaguchi and then an "official" summit in Tokyo has emerged between the two sides, the sources said.
The Japanese and Russian governments are looking at possible participation by the two leaders in a meeting of Japanese and Russian business representatives being arranged in Tokyo during Putin's upcoming Japan visit, with a view to highlighting progress in bilateral economic cooperation, according to the sources.
In the run-up to the presidential visit, the two governments are set to hold subcabinet-level strategic talks in Moscow on Thursday, while Abe and Putin will have bilateral talks on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum's annual summit in Peru in November.
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