Kawaguchi observes demining in Sri Lanka

JAFFNA, Sri Lanka - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (L) is briefed on the removal of land mines in Jaffna, northern Sri Lanka, on Jan. 6 by a member of the British nongovernmental organization HALO Trust. Some 500,000 land mines are believed to have been buried in the area due to the civil war between Tamil Tiger rebels and the government.

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