JAPANESE DESTROYER TO VISIT VLADIVOSTOK.

A Japanese destroyer will participate in ceremonies, set for the end of July in Vladivostok, marking the 300th anniversary of the Russian navy, sources in Tokyo reported yesterday. The ship will also take part in joint exercises with Russian naval vessels. The visit, which is also aimed at improving relations between the two navies, is the first by a Japanese warship to a Russian port since 1925. (Itar-Tass, Xinhua, July 9)

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