TOKYO AND WASHINGTON BACK RUSSIAN REFORM

. A joint declaration published following talks in Tokyo between the Japanese and U.S. presidents expressed support for Russian reforms, which were described as a contributing factor to regional and global stability. The declaration also urged "full normalization of Russo-Japanese relations on the basis of the [1993] Tokyo declaration." (Itar-Tass, April 17)

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