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Russian FM on Medvedev's right to visit Kuril islands, Afghan

(1 Nov 2010) SHOTLIST 1. Wide of residence of Russian Foreign Minister 2. Interior zoom in on Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle as they enter room 3. Cutaway of media 4. Mid of Lavrov and Westerwelle taking seat 5. Close up of Lavrov 6. Mid of Westerwelle and German delegation sitting at table 7. Wide of meeting 8. Low angle cutaway of flags 9. Wide of news conference 10. Cutaway of media 11. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Sergey Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister: "The reaction of the Japanese side to the visit of President Medvedev to the Kurils is unacceptable. This is our land and the Russian president visited Russian land, a russian territory, a russian region." 12. Mid of news conference 13. Close up of camera screen 14. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Sergey Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister: "Russia's troops will not return to Afghanistan. This is our firm and unchangeable position. The operation we're talking about was a tripartite, realised by the special forces of the interior Ministry of Afghanistan in cooperation with American soldiers. Our role was exclusively to give information." 15. Cutaway of media 16. Mid of Lavrov and Westerwelle standing up and shaking hands STORYLINE The Russian President Dmitry Medvedev had the right to visit the Kuril Islands said the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday during a press conference conducted with his German counterpart Guido Westerwelle. "This is our land and the Russian president visited Russian land," said Lavrov. On Monday Medvedev became the first Russian president to visit the Kuril Islands. Medvedev visited an island in the Pacific Ocean claimed by both Russia and Japan, triggering immediate protests from Tokyo and risking another flare-up over territorial disputes in Asian waters. His visit was condemned by Japan. Japan's Foreign Ministry said Medvedev landed on Kunashiri Island, just off Japan's northern coast. The island is part of a group of four claimed by both countries that Japan calls the Northern Territories and Russia calls the southern Kurils. Part of a larger chain of Russian-held islands, the disputed islands are surrounded by rich fishing waters and are believed to have promising offshore oil and natural gas reserves, plus gold and silver deposits. The islands - which have been under Russian control since the waning days of World War II - have suffered neglect and the population has plummeted since the fall of the Soviet Union. Medvedev said in September that he planned to visit the disputed islands in the Pacific, which are just six miles (10 kilometres) from Japan's Hokkaido island but are also near undisputed Russian territory. Japan criticised his plan, with Prime Minister Naoto Kan saying he didn't think the visit would actually take place. Japan also protested when Lavrov visited the islands in 2007. Two years earlier, Moscow hinted it would cede two of the four disputed islands if Japan gave up its claim to the other two, an idea Japan rejected. The dispute has prevented Tokyo and Moscow from signing a peace treaty to formally end hostilities from World War II. At Monday's press conference the Russian Foreign minister also said that Russian troops will not go back to Afghanistan. Lavrov was answering a question concerning the joint anti drug operation conducted by Russian, American, and Afghanistan intelligence. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...