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Russia's military chief to visit Japan

RIA Novosti

01:26 28/09/2010 MOSCOW, September 28 (RIA Novosti) - The chief of Russia's Armed Forces General Staff, Gen. Nikolai Makarov will pay a working visit to Japan on September 28-29, the Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

"The program of the visit includes meetings with his Japanese counterpart Gen. Ryoichi Oriki and Japan's Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa," the ministry said in a statement.

The agenda of the talks will focus on Russian-Japanese military ties and security in the Asia-Pacific region.

On September 29, Makarov will visit the Asaka military base in Tokyo's Nerima Ward.



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