1. Russia and Japan have long been at odds over the sovereignty of the Southern Kuril Islands.
2. The Kremlin has consistently claimed that it would be absurd to discuss with foreign states on the visit of Russian president to Kuril islands.
3. Japan is also involved in a dispute with Russia over the South Kuril Islands, also a legacy of World War II.
4. The two nations remain at loggerheads over the southern Kuril islands seized by Moscow at the end of the war.
5. Medvedev said earlier on Wednesday that the Kuril Islands are " a very important region " for Russia and he will visit there soon.
6. Putin on Tuesday ruled out any negotiations with Japan over the disputed islands, known as the Kuril Islands in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan.
7. Medvedev promised that the living conditions on the Kuril Islands will someday be like those in central Russia.
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8. Iturup and Kunashir Islands as well as two other islands form the disputed Southern Kuril islands.