Russia is determined to have Boris Yeltsin visit Japan, visiting Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Khristenko told Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi on Tuesday.
During their talks at the Prime Minister's Official Residence, Khristenko said the two countries should make Yeltsin's visit an "epoch-making event that will open a new page for Russo-Japanese relations," a Foreign Ministry official said.
Khristenko, however, did not mention specific dates for Yeltsin's visit, which has been expected to occur this fall, the official said.