CONTINUATION A MOSCOW OF THE PREPARATION OF A SUMMIT RUSSO-JAPONAIS A
IRKOUTSK








TOKYO, March 7.  (Corr. Ria " Novosti " Viatcheslav Bantine).  The
ministries Russian and Japanese of the Businesses etrangeres were
intended to hold has Moscow, March 14, a new round of consultations on
the preparation of a node bilateral in front of being held on March 25
has Irkoutsk.  According to the Japanese mediae, it is a question of
getting along on the agenda of the meeting of the leaders of the two
countries and on the contents of communicates joint that they plan to
adopt.

These questions have ete debattues with the held consultations has
Tokyo on March 5 on the level of the vice-ministers Russian and
Japanese for the Businesses etrangeres.  The Russian vice-minister for
the Businesses etrangeres Alexandre Lossioukov A declares with the
correspondent of RIA " Novosti " has the exit of the consultations
which the interlocutors have examines the questions which could be
soulevees at the top.  " We have in particular studies the context in
which the leaders of the two countries will be able to approach the
joint declaration sovieto-Japanese woman of 1956 ".

According to the Japanese press, it is on this question that the two
parts did not have reussi has to get along has Tokyo, of or the
decision to hold a new round of consultations has Moscow.

In the joint Declaration, Moscow had expresses, as a sign of goodwill,
which it was pret has to restore has Tokyo, after the signature of a
draft of peace bilateral, islands of Chikotan and Khabomai forming
part of Kouriles of the South that Japan wants to have under its
jurisdiction since the end of the war.  However, always in 1956, Tokyo
had refuses to sign treats it peace has these conditions, having
requires the restitution in Japan of all the four islands of Kouriles
of the South.

Tokyo estimates that the problem of the islands of Chikotan and
Khabomai is already " resolu " because their making is prevue by the
joint declaration and that it is now a question of restoring in Japan
two other islands of Kouriles of the South, Kounachir and Itouroup.
Moscow considere this approach as denuee of base bus Tokyo had gives
up of its clean likings has these two islands.  Russia estimates that
45 years after the adoption of the joint Declaration, Moscow and Tokyo
must examine in the detail the way of interpreter this document in the
current context.