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July 12, 2012 Russia Tokyo #39;s demarche over Kurils worsens dispute Russian lawmaker
Chairman of the Russian State Duma #39;s International Affairs Committee, Aleksey Pushkov, on Wednesday spoke to reporters on several international issues. He said that Japan #39;s reaction to Prime Minister Medvedev #39;s visit to the Southern Kuril Islands will harm bilateral relations. "During Medvedev #39;s trip, the rhetoric on the territorial dispute was anything but uneasy, the statements on Japan anything but hostile, and the atmosphere in general rather calm. Russia made no attempts to stir up the dispute; but the Japanese side did. There is more to this issue in fact. Japan may well claim the South Kuril Islands, but in any case they are part of the Russian Federation now. So all this tension only pushes the dialogue back." He also said that the United States #39; and other Western countries #39; keen focus on Iran is rooted not so much in their concern about Iran #39;s nuclear program, as the desire to find a way of changing the regime in the Middle East state. "I get an impression that it #39;s not so much about the nuclear program, but rather about setting an environment for changing the regime. It #39;s similar to the current events in Syria, except they are using rough methods there. In regard to Iran, the objective is to change the regime, and to ensure that people or political forces that come to power there are those whom the West considers the most suitable for the system of America #39;s national interests." The Great Day of Annihilation http://www.facebook.comFrom:Felonious VendettaViews:0 0ratingsTime:02:37More inNews Politics

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