Medvedev's visit to Kunashir "pours cold water" on bilateral relations - Japan foreign minister

TOKYO. July 3 (Interfax) - Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev's visit to Kunashir Island will negatively impact Japanese-Russian relations, Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba said on Tuesday.

"Medvedev's visit to Kunashir pours cold water on our relations," he said.