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        Citing Putin's Reported Health Problems, Noda Postpones Meeting

   by VOA News

   News reports in Japan say Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has postponed a
   meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin next month because of the
   Russian leader's poor health.
   Japan's Kyodo and Jiji newspapers reported Friday that the mayor of a
   northern Japanese town told Noda Friday that Putin's health condition
   is bad.
   However, the Kremlin denied the reports, with Putin's spokesman,
   Dmitriy Peskov saying the president's health problems have been
   exaggerated.  Peskov has denied that Putin is suffering back problems
   from a sports injury.
   The spokesman said that since a meeting between the two leaders had not
   been officially scheduled,  there should be no talk about a
   postponement.
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