THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF ASSOCIATION " JAPON-RUSSIE " DECORE ABOUT THE
RUSSIAN FRIENDSHIP








TOKYO, March 5.  (Corr. Ria " Novosti " Viatcheslav Bantine).
Toshihara Okada, public personality Japanese in sight, vice-president
of Association " Japan-Russia " has ete decore about the Russian
friendship.

This high distinction of the Federation of Russia has ete given has
Toshihara Okada by the Russian ambassador in Japan Alexandre Panov.

" Of the men as Toshihara Okada have we requirement especially in this
moment or the Russo-Japanese ratios approach a qualitatively new stage
of the development ", A underlines the Russian diplomat while giving
this distinction.

Toshihara Okada A underlines its share that the reinforcement and the
development of the nippo-Russian ratios were in conformity with the
interests of the two States and made a great contribution to the
reinforcement of stability and has prosperity in this area.

It is in November 2000 that Russian president Vladimir Poutine had
sign the bearing decree on the decoration of Toshihara Okada about the
Russian friendship for a great contribution to the development of the
relationship between Russia and Japan.