(1)Komeito approves main GSDF dispatch to Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - New Komeito party leader Takenori Kanzaki arrives at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 26 to attend a meeting of party executives to discuss a plan to dispatch the main Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) contingent to Iraq for reconstruction missions. The Liberal Democratic Party's ruling coalition partner approved the, paving the way for Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to give the go-ahead for deployment. (Kyodo)

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