Putin Lauds Tax Breaks for Islands Claimed by Japan
Tokyo, Sept. 3 (Jiji Press)--Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that tax breaks for the four Russian-held islands that Japan calls the Northern Territories have been successful, underscoring Moscow's intent to develop the islands as Russian territory. Putin made this remark in his speech at a plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum in the Russian Far Eastern city of Vladiv...
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