30 Aug 2017 18:41

Medvedev instructs FSB and customs service on controls over group of Japanese visiting graves on Kurils

MOSCOW. Aug 30 (Interfax) - Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev instructed the Federal Security Service (FSB) and the Federal Customs Service to guarantee border and customs control of the Etopirika ship and Japanese passengers on it who will be visiting Japanese graves on Yuri and Zeleny islands of the Lesser Kuril Ridge in Sakhalin region on August 30-September 1 in line with an understanding on visa-free travels.

The text of a corresponding government order was posted on Wednesday on the official portal of legal information.