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Urgent: Russian PM arrives on disputed Kuril Islands -- report

Xinhua, August 22, 2015 Adjust font size:

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has arrived on the disputed Kuril Islands for a working visit, Russian media reported on Saturday.

Medvedev plans to take part in a national youth forum on the Kuril island of Iturup and will visit a number of construction sites that are part of Russia's Kuril development program mapped out until 2025, Sputnik reported.

The islands are also claimed by Japan. Endi