According to information posted on the Russian Kremlin website, Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived today for inspection work in the South Kuril Islands region. The first stop on Putin's trip was to inspect an aquatic products processing plant on Iturup Island. This is Putin's first time on the South Kuril Islands. Russia and Japan have yet to conclude a peace treaty; one of the main obstacles is the question of the ownership of the South Kuril Islands.

According to information posted on the Russian Kremlin website, Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived today for inspection work in the South Kuril Islands region. The first stop on Putin's trip was to inspect an aquatic products processing plant on Iturup Island. This is Putin's first time on the South Kuril Islands. Russia and Japan have yet to conclude a peace treaty; one of the main obstacles is the question of the ownership of the South Kuril Islands.