URGENT - Russia not plan to recall ambassador from Tokyo - FM.

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OSLO, November 2 (Itar-Tass) -- Russia does not plan to recall the
Russian ambassador from Tokyo, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said
on Tuesday.
"The Russian Foreign Ministry does not plan any foreign visits for our
ambassador in Japan," the Russian minister said in reply to a question
about Russia's reaction to Japan's decision to recall for consultations
the Japanese ambassador in Moscow.
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