Do the Russians Agree to Yield the Kuriles?

Deputy Head of the Russian Presidential Administration, Sergei Prikhodko, does not believe that the results of a questioning conducted by the radio station "Echo of Moscow" ("Ekho Moskvy"), where a considerable part of the participants were in favor of yielding the South Kurile Islands to Japan, reflect the public mood in Russia, the ITAR-TASS news agency reports. "'Echo of Moscow' is not a representative organization, its work is based on the interests of its shareholders," Sergei Prikhodko, who arrived in Japan September 3 as a member of the delegation headed by President Vladimir Putin, said while talking to reporters. "'Echo of Moscow' has nothing in common with a public opinion poll,", he pointed out.