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Congratulatory Message from Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation on His Reelection March 15, 2004

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi sent a message of congratulations to President Vladimir Putin of Russia for his reelection. In this message, Prime Minister Koizumi extended his heartfelt congratulations to President Putin on his victory and expressed his strong expectation to bring about major advancement in the bilateral relations between Japan and Russia based upon the Action Plan. Prime Minister Koizumi noted that next year will mark the 150th anniversary of the opening of the diplomatic relations between the two countries and said that he will work with President Putin to make further progress toward the signing of a peace treaty.