Abe mulls expanding SDF role in U.N. mission in S. Sudan

Abe mulls expanding SDF role in U.N. mission in S. Sudan

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says during a lower house session in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2016 that the government is considering expanding the role of the Ground Self-Defense Force in a U.N. mission in South Sudan in line with Japan's new security legislation that will take effect in March. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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