U.N. disarmament confab opens in Kyoto

U.N. disarmament confab opens in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A four-day U.N. conference on disarmament begins July 27 in Kyoto with about 60 private-sector experts from 24 countries participating. The main theme is ''disarmament strategy and security concerns during the next 10 years.''

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