Tuesday, February 13, 2001, updated at 22:20(GMT+8)
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Putin, Mori to Meet in Irkutsk, Russia on March 25
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori will meet in Irkutsk, south Russia, on March 25, Russian presidential press service said Tuesday.
The two leaders agreed on the date of summit, as proposed by the Russian side, during a 20-minute telephone conversation held on Tuesday noon, the service said.
It said following the talk that Putin and Mori discussed preparations for the upcoming summit, while expressing their satisfaction over the high-level exchanges between the two countries last year.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori will meet in Irkutsk, south Russia, on March 25, Russian presidential press service said Tuesday.