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Russian President Boris Yeltsin in the G-8 Summit on June 20, 1997, announced the Russian strategic nuclear missiles will no longer be aimed at Japan . [L $ dj��.c��m] He also suggested the establishment of a strategic partnership with Japan.
to attend the Denver 8 summit, Yeltsin and Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto to be held a meeting. A spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan revealed that Yeltsin said in the meeting, some strategic missiles in the Russian territory is still aimed at Japan, he decided to "no longer aimed at Japan. However, the spokesman said, Japan is not yet clear that this decision of Russia as well as the details and the specific purpose of the proposal to establish a strategic partnership.
According to the Russian presidential spokesman said that the Russian strategic nuclear missiles are still aimed at Japan, not aimed at specific decisions yet to be made under Yeltsin's command.
Japanese spokesman also said that Yeltsin expressed disappointment that the current Russian-Japanese relations ", hopes to further develop bilateral relations, and called for Japan to increase investment in Russia. Hashimoto said that Japan will increase its investment projects in Russia's eastern regions.