(3)IWC opens meeting, pro-whaling side may gain power

(3)IWC opens meeting, pro-whaling side may gain power

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Members of Greenpeace hold up signs, which accuse Japan of attempting to secure support for the resumption of commercial whaling by using official development assistance, at the entrance of Kaikyo Messe Shimonoseki, the venue of the annual plenary meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC), in Yamaguchi Prefecture on May 20.

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