A substantial dispute regarding the status of the Kuril Islands arose between the U. S. and the Soviet Union during the preparation of the Treaty of San Francisco in 1951.

1951年准备旧金山条约期间，苏美关于千岛群岛的地位问题发生了很多争执。

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The dispute over the islands called the southern Kuril Islands by Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan has kept the two countries from signing a peace agreement after World War II and continues to be a thorn in bilateral relations.

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